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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 99 | 107 | 101 | 105 | 96 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 421 | 431 | 435 | 450 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 582 | 1 592 | 1 624 | 1 653 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 55.4 | 56.9 | 61.7 | 65.7 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 047 | 35 751 | 38 011 | 39 720 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 12.3 | 12.7 | 13.9 | 14.8 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 759 | 7 994 | 8 563 | 8 963 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.1 | 22.4 | 22.5 | 22.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 334 | 1 352 | 1 360 | 1 400 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 42.3 | 44.0 | 46.7 | 49.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 44.8 | 46.4 | 49.6 | 52.2 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 706 | 32 557 | 34 337 | 35 238 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 33 558 | 34 338 | 36 491 | 37 267 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.4 | 50.3 | 50.4 | 50.3 | - |
| Females | % | 49.6 | 49.7 | 49.6 | 49.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.3 | 18.9 | 19.1 | 20.3 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.9 | 19.5 | 18.7 | 18.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.0 | 24.7 | 24.6 | 23.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.8 | 23.9 | 24.2 | 23.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.9 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 14.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 24.9 | 25.1 | 24.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.8 | 18.3 | 18.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.0 | 8.6 | 9.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 12.0 | 10.8 | 10.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 216 | 194 | 192 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 6.7 | 5.4 | 5.6 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 7.1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 30 797 | 27 664 | 29 426 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 841 | 30 993 | 32 966 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 315 | 297 | 300 | 315 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 78 | 87 | 99 | 84 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 54 | 63 | 69 | 84 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 447 | 447 | 468 | 483 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 66 | 42 | 33 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 78 | 51 | 54 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 75 | 30 | 33 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 75 | 33 | 51 |
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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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