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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 25 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 34 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 162 | 214 | 246 | 300 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 892 | 1 116 | 1 369 | 1 616 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 35.8 | 48.9 | 65.0 | 93.6 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 40 099 | 43 829 | 47 455 | 57 909 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 8.8 | 12.8 | 17.2 | 27.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 9 845 | 11 432 | 12 596 | 17 077 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 24.6 | 26.1 | 26.5 | 29.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 790 | 998 | 1 218 | 1 455 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 29.8 | 39.1 | 51.2 | 66.2 | - |
| Total income | $m | 31.4 | 42.4 | 54.2 | 70.2 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 37 698 | 39 182 | 42 071 | 45 528 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 39 742 | 42 463 | 44 493 | 48 258 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.8 | 52.0 | 51.4 | 51.9 | - |
| Females | % | 48.2 | 48.0 | 48.6 | 48.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.6 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 16.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 32.5 | 30.9 | 29.7 | 28.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.0 | 24.1 | 27.1 | 26.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.5 | 18.9 | 17.2 | 18.4 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 10.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.1 | 10.9 | 11.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 19.1 | 19.5 | 20.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.3 | 8.2 | 8.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.9 | 10.3 | 9.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.5 | 20.1 | 20.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.4 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.0 | 8.8 | 7.7 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 113 | 126 | 132 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 3.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 3.9 | 4.7 | 6.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 30 606 | 31 852 | 37 775 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 912 | 37 113 | 45 937 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 123 | 132 | 144 | 162 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 21 | 33 | 48 | 63 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 57 | 63 | 66 | 75 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 201 | 228 | 258 | 300 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 39 | 18 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 12 | 27 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 60 | 51 | 45 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 42 | 21 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 36 | 42 | 24 |
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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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