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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 146 | 122 | 106 | 84 | 82 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 980 | 991 | 984 | 959 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 4 188 | 4 256 | 4 287 | 4 387 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 226.6 | 242.6 | 261.6 | 293.6 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 54 111 | 57 011 | 61 015 | 66 925 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 66.8 | 72.8 | 79.9 | 91.4 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 15 939 | 17 109 | 18 635 | 20 833 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 29.5 | 30.0 | 30.5 | 31.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 487 | 3 506 | 3 524 | 3 564 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 160.6 | 170.0 | 179.3 | 188.2 | - |
| Total income | $m | 172.2 | 184.7 | 194.7 | 207.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 46 049 | 48 479 | 50 891 | 52 807 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 49 369 | 52 686 | 55 259 | 58 067 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.7 | 51.9 | 52.0 | 51.7 | - |
| Females | % | 48.3 | 48.1 | 48.0 | 48.3 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.8 | 18.6 | 19.1 | 19.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 17.8 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 16.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.5 | 23.0 | 22.9 | 22.3 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 25.9 | 25.5 | 24.9 | 24.3 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 15.0 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 17.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.0 | 16.0 | 15.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.1 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.5 | 10.2 | 9.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 343 | 330 | 301 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 19.2 | 21.7 | 21.6 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 24.0 | 25.1 | 24.6 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 55 877 | 65 622 | 71 724 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 70 115 | 75 912 | 81 632 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 627 | 621 | 633 | 630 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 195 | 207 | 246 | 294 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 96 | 105 | 111 | 117 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 918 | 933 | 990 | 1 041 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 120 | 117 | 84 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 36 | 54 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 159 | 153 | 138 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 105 | 123 | 93 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 6 | 30 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 111 | 129 | 123 |
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| * These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year |
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