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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 145 | 107 | 93 | 76 | 71 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 404 | 469 | 551 | 582 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 774 | 2 041 | 2 294 | 2 456 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 59.9 | 71.7 | 86.5 | 96.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 769 | 35 123 | 37 700 | 39 151 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 13.3 | 16.2 | 19.9 | 22.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 482 | 7 930 | 8 692 | 9 029 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.2 | 22.6 | 23.1 | 23.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 600 | 1 823 | 2 050 | 2 196 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 49.7 | 59.0 | 69.3 | 77.2 | - |
| Total income | $m | 52.0 | 62.0 | 73.0 | 81.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 070 | 32 385 | 33 808 | 35 130 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 474 | 34 013 | 35 610 | 36 999 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.0 | 50.2 | 49.8 | 50.4 | - |
| Females | % | 50.0 | 49.8 | 50.2 | 49.6 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.3 | 21.9 | 22.2 | 22.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.5 | 24.0 | 23.5 | 23.1 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.6 | 24.6 | 24.3 | 23.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.0 | 20.2 | 19.8 | 19.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.6 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 10.6 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.7 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.4 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 10.5 | 10.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.1 | 19.5 | 19.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.4 | 13.2 | 13.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 242 | 269 | 285 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 6.1 | 7.1 | 8.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 6.6 | 7.7 | 8.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 232 | 26 490 | 28 133 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 27 291 | 28 703 | 31 092 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 519 | 549 | 549 | 561 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 129 | 159 | 204 | 237 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 177 | 210 | 234 | 219 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 825 | 918 | 987 | 1 017 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 123 | 135 | 144 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 60 | 66 | 66 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 183 | 201 | 210 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 117 | 105 | 102 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 3 | 51 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 120 | 108 | 153 |
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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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