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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 95 | 106 | 88 | 76 | 60 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 3.2 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 390 | 390 | 423 | 412 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 279 | 1 361 | 1 381 | 1 465 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 49.4 | 56.7 | 59.2 | 65.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 38 643 | 41 627 | 42 899 | 44 425 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 11.6 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 15.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 9 070 | 10 235 | 10 451 | 10 649 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.5 | 24.6 | 24.4 | 24.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 112 | 1 168 | 1 211 | 1 286 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 40.1 | 43.2 | 47.0 | 52.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 41.3 | 44.6 | 48.9 | 54.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 36 085 | 37 008 | 38 827 | 40 538 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 37 122 | 38 162 | 40 356 | 42 015 | - |
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| Males | % | 58.7 | 59.4 | 57.9 | 56.6 | - |
| Females | % | 41.3 | 40.6 | 42.1 | 43.4 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.2 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 20.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.2 | 18.2 | 15.4 | 17.5 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.4 | 26.4 | 28.0 | 25.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.6 | 25.8 | 26.3 | 24.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.5 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 12.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 9.7 | 8.7 | 8.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 17.9 | 18.0 | 18.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 12.1 | 13.2 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 15.6 | 15.0 | 14.9 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 19.1 | 18.8 | 18.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 238 | 215 | 200 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 7.6 | 8.1 | 6.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 8.1 | 8.7 | 7.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 32 035 | 37 553 | 31 347 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 163 | 40 276 | 35 152 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 213 | 216 | 216 | 228 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 54 | 54 | 57 | 63 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 27 | 30 | 39 | 30 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 294 | 300 | 312 | 321 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 36 | 27 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 42 | 45 | 33 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 51 | 27 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 33 | 51 | 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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