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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 44 | 64 | 66 | 75 | 89 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 457 | 668 | 664 | 631 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 453 | 1 926 | 1 959 | 1 983 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 47.2 | 65.1 | 68.5 | 73.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 452 | 33 785 | 34 950 | 36 928 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 9.5 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 15.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 550 | 7 284 | 7 288 | 7 849 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.2 | 21.6 | 20.9 | 21.3 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 146 | 1 595 | 1 584 | 1 583 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 33.6 | 48.4 | 49.9 | 52.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 34.7 | 50.3 | 51.6 | 55.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 272 | 30 327 | 31 509 | 33 205 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 295 | 31 544 | 32 580 | 34 899 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.8 | 54.2 | 52.6 | 53.8 | - |
| Females | % | 45.2 | 45.8 | 47.4 | 46.2 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.3 | 19.7 | 18.4 | 17.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 15.0 | 14.4 | 16.1 | 15.5 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.9 | 25.3 | 22.6 | 22.1 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 29.4 | 27.7 | 28.7 | 29.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.4 | 12.9 | 14.1 | 15.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.1 | 8.3 | 8.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.6 | 16.9 | 17.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.5 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.6 | 14.2 | 14.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 14.6 | 15.5 | 15.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.7 | 8.4 | 8.1 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 421 | 399 | 390 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 12.1 | 9.9 | 11.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 12.5 | 10.7 | 11.7 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 733 | 24 731 | 28 129 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 634 | 26 727 | 30 081 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 477 | 483 | 489 | 507 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 123 | 129 | 135 | 135 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 57 | 63 | 63 | 66 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 657 | 675 | 687 | 708 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 60 | 42 | 66 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 18 | 21 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 69 | 60 | 87 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 72 | 27 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 48 | 78 | 42 |
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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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