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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 133 | 157 | 119 | 119 | 137 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.7 | 6.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 410 | 429 | 493 | 553 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 866 | 1 992 | 2 217 | 2 642 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 67.7 | 76.1 | 89.2 | 113.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 278 | 38 200 | 40 249 | 42 813 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 15.0 | 17.4 | 20.6 | 26.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 032 | 8 751 | 9 278 | 9 966 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.1 | 22.9 | 23.1 | 23.3 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 793 | 1 901 | 2 134 | 2 534 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 60.8 | 68.0 | 79.1 | 99.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 63.4 | 70.8 | 82.8 | 104.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 895 | 35 765 | 37 077 | 39 121 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 358 | 37 253 | 38 808 | 41 162 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.9 | 55.2 | 54.9 | 54.5 | - |
| Females | % | 45.1 | 44.8 | 45.1 | 45.5 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.8 | 23.3 | 23.8 | 24.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.1 | 26.4 | 25.7 | 24.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.4 | 23.4 | 23.1 | 22.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.5 | 18.3 | 18.5 | 18.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.3 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.1 | 16.0 | 16.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.3 | 10.9 | 10.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.4 | 17.8 | 17.9 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.1 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.8 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 16.6 | 16.6 | 15.7 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 156 | 156 | 159 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 507 | 30 559 | 33 278 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 200 | 34 271 | 37 016 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 222 | 207 | 210 | 234 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 39 | 54 | 75 | 84 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 66 | 75 | 78 | 81 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 327 | 336 | 363 | 399 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 51 | 51 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 12 | 27 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 39 | 63 | 78 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 54 | 33 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 39 | 57 | 45 |
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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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