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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 105 | 86 | 88 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 808 | 857 | 857 | 907 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 301 | 3 427 | 3 581 | 3 642 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 115.6 | 124.3 | 137.7 | 147.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 027 | 36 282 | 38 464 | 40 367 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 25.5 | 28.0 | 31.4 | 33.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 725 | 8 179 | 8 756 | 9 220 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.1 | 22.5 | 22.8 | 22.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 861 | 3 003 | 3 106 | 3 178 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 92.6 | 100.0 | 109.3 | 116.8 | - |
| Total income | $m | 96.6 | 103.5 | 113.7 | 122.6 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 380 | 33 306 | 35 194 | 36 746 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 33 773 | 34 462 | 36 614 | 38 566 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.4 | 54.8 | 54.9 | 54.4 | - |
| Females | % | 44.6 | 45.2 | 45.1 | 45.6 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.0 | 16.3 | 15.4 | 16.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.2 | 19.3 | 18.4 | 17.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 30.3 | 28.8 | 28.1 | 27.3 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.4 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 25.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 13.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 15.9 | 15.1 | 15.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.2 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.5 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.1 | 15.7 | 15.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.9 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 17.8 | 18.1 | 17.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.0 | 9.1 | 8.9 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 522 | 510 | 509 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 14.4 | 15.6 | 16.4 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 15.6 | 16.7 | 17.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 625 | 30 597 | 32 149 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 894 | 32 674 | 35 127 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 528 | 528 | 510 | 513 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 105 | 108 | 129 | 141 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 93 | 96 | 105 | 108 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 726 | 732 | 744 | 762 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 90 | 93 | 84 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 24 | 48 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 114 | 117 | 132 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 99 | 69 | 72 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 15 | 24 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 105 | 84 | 96 |
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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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