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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 48 | 57 | 59 | 85 | 105 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 589 | 616 | 671 | 626 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 899 | 1 956 | 2 046 | 2 107 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 65.6 | 69.3 | 75.8 | 82.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 34 537 | 35 413 | 37 044 | 39 016 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 14.0 | 15.5 | 16.8 | 18.5 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 396 | 7 940 | 8 198 | 8 766 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.4 | 22.4 | 22.1 | 22.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 590 | 1 665 | 1 749 | 1 744 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 47.4 | 52.1 | 56.1 | 58.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 50.1 | 54.7 | 59.4 | 61.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 779 | 31 274 | 32 064 | 33 248 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 504 | 32 836 | 33 935 | 35 052 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.0 | 52.9 | 52.2 | 52.7 | - |
| Females | % | 47.0 | 47.1 | 47.8 | 47.3 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.7 | 16.8 | 17.4 | 17.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 17.8 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 16.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.8 | 25.6 | 25.0 | 23.1 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 27.1 | 27.3 | 27.1 | 27.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.5 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 15.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 20.3 | 19.4 | 20.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.6 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.9 | 11.4 | 11.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 16.6 | 16.9 | 16.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.1 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 415 | 381 | 378 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 11.8 | 9.4 | 10.4 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 12.8 | 10.3 | 12.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 447 | 24 628 | 27 512 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 730 | 27 152 | 31 942 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 285 | 303 | 300 | 312 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 69 | 78 | 90 | 87 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 33 | 36 | 39 | 36 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 387 | 417 | 429 | 435 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 33 | 39 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 15 | 9 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 33 | 48 | 48 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 39 | 39 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 36 | 42 | 57 |
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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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