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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 141 | 109 | 105 | 105 | 72 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.6 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 338 | 351 | 364 | 377 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 825 | 1 903 | 2 071 | 2 206 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 91.6 | 99.5 | 115.2 | 135.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 50 210 | 52 291 | 55 621 | 61 181 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 26.3 | 28.9 | 34.0 | 40.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 14 422 | 15 182 | 16 403 | 18 466 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 28.7 | 29.0 | 29.5 | 30.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 544 | 1 589 | 1 719 | 1 835 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 64.1 | 68.5 | 79.0 | 89.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 70.1 | 73.5 | 85.1 | 96.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 41 509 | 43 107 | 45 931 | 48 725 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 45 400 | 46 227 | 49 520 | 52 763 | - |
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| Males | % | 48.6 | 48.7 | 48.6 | 49.4 | - |
| Females | % | 51.4 | 51.3 | 51.4 | 50.6 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.0 | 19.1 | 19.4 | 19.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 29.5 | 27.9 | 28.1 | 26.8 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 20.7 | 21.2 | 21.5 | 22.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.6 | 19.6 | 18.5 | 18.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.2 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.6 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.7 | 11.6 | 12.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 23.9 | 23.8 | 24.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.6 | 19.1 | 19.2 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.3 | 9.8 | 9.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 156 | 153 | 141 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 10.1 | 11.7 | 12.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 11.2 | 13.6 | 13.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 64 758 | 76 265 | 87 119 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 71 815 | 88 726 | 94 855 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 285 | 300 | 315 | 294 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 96 | 102 | 144 | 171 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 63 | 75 | 87 | 81 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 444 | 477 | 546 | 546 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 84 | 66 | 42 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 30 | 33 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 126 | 96 | 75 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 81 | 66 | 54 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 3 | 21 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 84 | 69 | 75 |
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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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