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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 177 | 148 | 127 | 117 | 103 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.9 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 428 | 435 | 438 | 433 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 328 | 2 443 | 2 436 | 2 574 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 102.8 | 112.4 | 118.9 | 134.3 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 44 161 | 46 003 | 48 827 | 52 168 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 26.3 | 29.6 | 31.6 | 35.9 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 11 288 | 12 098 | 12 982 | 13 943 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 25.6 | 26.3 | 26.6 | 26.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 965 | 2 076 | 2 081 | 2 195 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 82.7 | 91.0 | 96.0 | 108.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 87.3 | 95.7 | 100.7 | 114.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 42 084 | 43 830 | 46 153 | 49 403 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 44 444 | 46 095 | 48 404 | 51 958 | - |
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| Males | % | 49.2 | 49.2 | 49.4 | 49.4 | - |
| Females | % | 50.8 | 50.8 | 50.6 | 50.6 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.0 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 18.4 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 29.0 | 29.5 | 29.0 | 28.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.0 | 23.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.6 | 19.3 | 19.8 | 19.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 28.2 | 28.8 | 29.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.4 | 15.0 | 15.2 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 27.6 | 27.5 | 26.9 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 147 | 136 | 126 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 34 699 | 37 193 | 40 164 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 39 285 | 41 779 | 46 318 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 180 | 171 | 159 | 141 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 48 | 51 | 48 | 54 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 246 | 246 | 231 | 219 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 30 | 24 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 33 | 39 | 39 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 51 | 54 | 27 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 51 | 54 | 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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