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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 134 | 105 | 96 | 80 | 87 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.1 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 354 | 351 | 351 | 344 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 372 | 1 394 | 1 408 | 1 442 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 50.0 | 52.6 | 56.0 | 60.3 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 456 | 37 736 | 39 805 | 41 801 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 11.4 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 14.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 327 | 8 830 | 9 389 | 9 896 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.8 | 23.4 | 23.6 | 23.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 260 | 1 275 | 1 282 | 1 305 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 42.8 | 44.8 | 47.2 | 50.2 | - |
| Total income | $m | 45.0 | 47.1 | 49.6 | 52.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 004 | 35 155 | 36 821 | 38 468 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 721 | 36 901 | 38 687 | 40 446 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.5 | 50.8 | 51.3 | 51.0 | - |
| Females | % | 49.5 | 49.2 | 48.7 | 49.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.0 | 20.7 | 21.1 | 21.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.8 | 26.7 | 26.1 | 25.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.2 | 22.0 | 21.8 | 21.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.3 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.6 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 21.8 | 22.0 | 22.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.3 | 10.2 | 9.7 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 124 | 117 | 112 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 494 | 28 412 | 31 587 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 884 | 31 641 | 35 452 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 198 | 201 | 219 | 210 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 60 | 66 | 90 | 87 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 33 | 36 | 42 | 54 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 291 | 303 | 351 | 351 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 21 | 27 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 24 | 18 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 66 | 45 | 45 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 36 | 27 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 36 | 36 | 30 |
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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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