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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 169 | 164 | 157 | 179 | 217 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 033 | 1 067 | 1 084 | 1 062 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 846 | 2 858 | 2 979 | 3 119 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 87.5 | 92.5 | 102.5 | 112.7 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 30 761 | 32 379 | 34 393 | 36 116 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 17.6 | 19.3 | 21.2 | 23.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 182 | 6 741 | 7 111 | 7 595 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.1 | 20.8 | 20.7 | 21.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 336 | 2 356 | 2 416 | 2 497 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 65.7 | 67.9 | 72.8 | 78.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 70.2 | 72.6 | 79.6 | 84.6 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 098 | 28 837 | 30 108 | 31 410 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 035 | 30 817 | 32 949 | 33 889 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.7 | 51.6 | 51.6 | 52.6 | - |
| Females | % | 48.3 | 48.4 | 48.4 | 47.4 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.0 | 14.7 | 15.6 | 16.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.9 | 19.7 | 19.3 | 19.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.6 | 25.9 | 24.6 | 22.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 25.3 | 26.4 | 26.6 | 26.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.3 | 13.3 | 13.9 | 14.8 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.9 | 10.0 | 10.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 17.5 | 17.1 | 17.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 9.8 | 9.2 | 9.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.8 | 15.2 | 15.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.2 | 10.0 | 9.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.0 | 12.9 | 13.4 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 520 | 508 | 468 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 11.8 | 12.0 | 11.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 12.9 | 13.7 | 13.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 770 | 23 528 | 24 987 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 24 832 | 26 853 | 28 815 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 540 | 519 | 486 | 510 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 123 | 141 | 192 | 174 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 144 | 168 | 186 | 186 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 807 | 828 | 864 | 870 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 69 | 72 | 84 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 54 | 48 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 102 | 126 | 132 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 102 | 66 | 93 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 9 | 36 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 102 | 75 | 129 |
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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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