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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 74 | 62 | 56 | 57 | 50 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 179 | 183 | 190 | 185 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 120 | 1 135 | 1 190 | 1 206 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 44.3 | 46.3 | 50.7 | 54.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 39 581 | 40 813 | 42 610 | 45 543 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 10.5 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 13.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 9 337 | 9 804 | 10 189 | 11 020 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.6 | 24.0 | 23.9 | 24.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 032 | 1 034 | 1 081 | 1 090 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 38.1 | 39.8 | 43.5 | 47.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 40.3 | 41.8 | 45.6 | 49.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 36 877 | 38 439 | 40 240 | 43 114 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 39 002 | 40 430 | 42 176 | 45 406 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.0 | 49.9 | 49.8 | 49.4 | - |
| Females | % | 50.0 | 50.1 | 50.2 | 50.6 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.0 | 20.4 | 20.2 | 19.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.5 | 26.3 | 26.4 | 27.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 20.2 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.0 | 22.0 | 21.1 | 20.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 12.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 18.0 | 18.6 | 18.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.2 | 19.6 | 19.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 24.3 | 23.5 | 22.9 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 78 | 78 | 75 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 595 | 30 616 | 31 918 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 416 | 33 272 | 34 676 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 96 | 105 | 81 | 78 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 33 | 42 | 54 | 54 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 129 | 147 | 141 | 141 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 24 | 12 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 42 | 30 | 15 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 21 | 30 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 24 | 24 | 36 |
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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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