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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 98 | 61 | 79 |
| Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 3.2 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 525 | 619 | 602 | 614 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 022 | 1 899 | 1 911 | 1 957 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 64.8 | 62.0 | 65.2 | 71.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 039 | 32 628 | 34 112 | 36 716 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 13.2 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 15.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 527 | 6 774 | 7 015 | 7 720 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.4 | 20.8 | 20.6 | 21.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 756 | 1 746 | 1 690 | 1 715 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 51.8 | 52.5 | 53.9 | 57.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 54.1 | 54.1 | 55.9 | 59.2 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 476 | 30 051 | 31 873 | 33 287 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 828 | 30 976 | 33 088 | 34 491 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.1 | 52.4 | 50.6 | 51.8 | - |
| Females | % | 47.9 | 47.6 | 49.4 | 48.2 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 23.0 | 22.5 | 21.4 | 20.3 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.6 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 23.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.4 | 25.2 | 24.8 | 24.4 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.3 | 19.7 | 20.5 | 20.2 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.7 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 11.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.0 | 16.1 | 15.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.2 | 11.2 | 10.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.7 | 16.6 | 17.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.1 | 8.6 | 8.9 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 21.4 | 21.9 | 23.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.0 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 513 | 374 | 366 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 16.4 | 9.5 | 11.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 15.4 | 10.0 | 11.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 32 045 | 25 346 | 32 270 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 103 | 26 613 | 31 243 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 339 | 333 | 300 | 360 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 156 | 159 | 180 | 186 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 90 | 108 | 108 | 126 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 585 | 600 | 588 | 672 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 45 | 78 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 21 | 36 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 57 | 66 | 114 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 66 | 54 | 57 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 3 | 39 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 75 | 57 | 96 |
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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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