|
 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|
| Unemployed persons | no. | 143 | 158 | 111 | 106 | 114 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 12.6 | 13.0 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 8.0 |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 226 | 227 | 231 | 221 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 185 | 1 196 | 1 185 | 1 206 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 49.2 | 51.5 | 55.9 | 61.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 41 496 | 43 034 | 47 204 | 50 581 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 12.3 | 13.1 | 14.7 | 16.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 355 | 10 934 | 12 397 | 13 467 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 25.0 | 25.4 | 26.3 | 26.6 | - |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 079 | 1 081 | 1 068 | 1 089 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 41.1 | 42.6 | 44.2 | 47.8 | - |
| Total income | $m | 43.0 | 44.6 | 46.9 | 50.6 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 38 049 | 39 447 | 41 421 | 43 886 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 39 841 | 41 211 | 43 888 | 46 453 | - |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Males | % | 54.4 | 55.3 | 55.0 | 55.0 | - |
| Females | % | 45.6 | 44.7 | 45.0 | 45.0 | - |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.3 | 20.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 29.5 | 29.5 | 27.7 | 27.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.3 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 20.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.9 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 19.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.0 | 9.3 | 10.2 | 11.0 | - |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.5 | 8.9 | 9.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 22.6 | 22.9 | 22.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.1 | 15.8 | 15.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.9 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.9 | 7.7 | 7.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 15.5 | 14.4 | 14.2 | - |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 114 | 105 | 95 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.3 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 37 818 | 43 310 | 49 951 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 41 822 | 47 823 | 55 548 | - | - |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 138 | 135 | 114 | 117 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 57 | 57 | 63 | 66 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 24 | 27 | 27 | 30 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 219 | 219 | 204 | 213 |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 36 | 21 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 24 | 6 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 39 | 60 | 27 |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 36 | 24 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 21 | 39 | 30 |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| * These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year |
|