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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 82 | 73 | 65 | 67 | 60 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 268 | 257 | 271 | 266 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 583 | 1 596 | 1 595 | 1 598 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 70.2 | 74.0 | 78.3 | 84.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 44 376 | 46 363 | 49 077 | 52 598 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 17.7 | 19.1 | 20.3 | 22.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 11 159 | 12 002 | 12 749 | 13 831 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 25.1 | 25.9 | 26.0 | 26.3 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 303 | 1 288 | 1 287 | 1 279 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 53.4 | 55.2 | 57.9 | 61.7 | - |
| Total income | $m | 57.2 | 58.9 | 62.0 | 65.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 41 001 | 42 844 | 44 946 | 48 217 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 43 911 | 45 735 | 48 164 | 51 388 | - |
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| Males | % | 49.4 | 48.6 | 49.1 | 49.5 | - |
| Females | % | 50.6 | 51.4 | 50.9 | 50.5 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.6 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 17.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.7 | 24.1 | 24.9 | 24.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 22.1 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.1 | 21.8 | 21.0 | 20.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 14.1 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 15.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 27.3 | 27.7 | 28.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.4 | 16.1 | 16.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 27.5 | 26.3 | 25.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 92 | 93 | 83 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 36 178 | 34 110 | 36 257 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 42 868 | 40 380 | 43 818 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 177 | 177 | 186 | 183 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 48 | 51 | 48 | 54 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 246 | 249 | 258 | 264 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 24 | 9 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 3 | 6 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 42 | 27 | 15 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 30 | 24 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 27 | 33 | 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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