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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 35 | 82 | 70 | 44 | 55 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 1.5 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 664 | 720 | 673 | 760 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 745 | 1 841 | 2 035 | 1 998 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 56.8 | 62.5 | 70.7 | 74.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 536 | 33 929 | 34 719 | 37 464 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 12.1 | 13.7 | 14.9 | 16.5 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 929 | 7 418 | 7 308 | 8 268 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.3 | 21.9 | 21.0 | 22.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 559 | 1 599 | 1 715 | 1 738 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 48.5 | 48.6 | 53.9 | 56.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 48.7 | 48.9 | 55.5 | 58.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 123 | 30 413 | 31 436 | 32 727 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 216 | 30 555 | 32 340 | 33 455 | - |
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| Males | % | 56.9 | 57.3 | 57.0 | 56.1 | - |
| Females | % | 43.1 | 42.7 | 43.0 | 43.9 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.2 | 21.3 | 22.2 | 21.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.4 | 22.3 | 20.2 | 19.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.8 | 24.7 | 24.3 | 24.6 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.5 | 21.6 | 22.5 | 21.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 12.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.9 | 9.6 | 10.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 10.3 | 9.9 | 9.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.6 | 14.7 | 13.5 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 9.0 | 9.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.0 | 6.9 | 8.1 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 24.3 | 25.0 | 23.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.1 | 6.8 | 7.0 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 398 | 420 | 432 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 10.7 | 12.6 | 14.4 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 10.8 | 14.3 | 15.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 978 | 30 118 | 33 229 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 27 091 | 34 150 | 36 605 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 441 | 450 | 459 | 525 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 129 | 129 | 153 | 165 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 72 | 78 | 93 | 96 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 642 | 657 | 705 | 786 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 63 | 111 | 99 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 51 | 54 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 63 | 162 | 153 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 57 | 66 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 9 | 30 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 42 | 66 | 96 |
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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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