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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 106 | 103 | 87 | 64 | 64 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 11.1 | 11.7 | 10.3 | 7.5 | 7.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 148 | 150 | 142 | 120 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 846 | 884 | 869 | 872 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 40.0 | 43.8 | 44.6 | 47.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 47 278 | 49 492 | 51 281 | 54 364 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 10.8 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 13.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 12 800 | 13 764 | 14 136 | 15 138 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 27.1 | 27.8 | 27.6 | 27.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 718 | 760 | 749 | 741 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 30.8 | 33.4 | 34.4 | 36.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 32.8 | 35.6 | 36.3 | 38.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 42 950 | 44 005 | 45 864 | 49 169 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 45 620 | 46 875 | 48 478 | 51 667 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.6 | 54.3 | 54.6 | 54.6 | - |
| Females | % | 46.4 | 45.7 | 45.4 | 45.4 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 27.5 | 29.2 | 29.1 | 29.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.9 | 28.9 | 30.2 | 29.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 19.4 | 17.8 | 17.2 | 17.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 17.4 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 15.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 25.6 | 26.8 | 26.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.8 | 12.5 | 13.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 39.4 | 39.3 | 37.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 36 | 34 | 32 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 51 278 | 56 145 | 58 042 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 60 087 | 64 599 | 67 687 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 96 | 81 | 81 | 78 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 12 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 117 | 108 | 105 | 99 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 24 | 15 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 30 | 24 | 21 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 15 | 27 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 24 | 15 | 33 |
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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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