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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 148 | 115 | 103 | 105 | 82 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 3.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 618 | 628 | 648 | 664 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 488 | 3 614 | 3 519 | 3 695 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 148.6 | 159.0 | 165.3 | 182.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 42 616 | 44 015 | 46 974 | 49 263 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 37.8 | 41.0 | 42.5 | 46.9 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 845 | 11 354 | 12 089 | 12 696 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 25.4 | 25.8 | 25.7 | 25.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 013 | 3 102 | 3 002 | 3 184 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 117.3 | 125.9 | 128.6 | 144.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 122.7 | 131.6 | 135.3 | 151.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 38 947 | 40 580 | 42 852 | 45 493 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 40 714 | 42 426 | 45 082 | 47 454 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.7 | 50.9 | 51.1 | 50.4 | - |
| Females | % | 49.3 | 49.1 | 48.9 | 49.6 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.4 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.9 | 21.0 | 20.2 | 20.1 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.8 | 27.1 | 27.6 | 26.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.8 | 24.8 | 25.0 | 24.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.8 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.4 | 8.3 | 8.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 17.1 | 17.5 | 17.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.5 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.8 | 18.9 | 19.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.1 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.4 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 18.8 | 17.7 | 18.1 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 430 | 415 | 390 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 16.6 | 15.6 | 16.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 32 566 | 33 725 | 37 234 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 38 696 | 37 587 | 41 661 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 612 | 603 | 606 | 600 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 177 | 210 | 222 | 237 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 63 | 72 | 75 | 78 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 852 | 885 | 903 | 915 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 105 | 105 | 84 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 51 | 39 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 147 | 156 | 123 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 144 | 108 | 102 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 24 | 33 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 156 | 132 | 135 |
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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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