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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 51 | 48 | 40 | 36 | 33 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 238 | 233 | 237 | 222 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 379 | 1 406 | 1 400 | 1 416 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 64.6 | 69.6 | 73.5 | 77.8 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 46 846 | 49 492 | 52 529 | 54 915 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 16.9 | 18.8 | 20.0 | 21.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 12 248 | 13 382 | 14 320 | 14 861 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 26.1 | 27.0 | 27.3 | 27.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 102 | 1 109 | 1 094 | 1 087 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 47.9 | 50.9 | 52.6 | 55.5 | - |
| Total income | $m | 51.3 | 54.3 | 56.1 | 59.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 43 431 | 45 882 | 48 050 | 51 009 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 46 527 | 48 999 | 51 274 | 54 353 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.2 | 49.9 | 49.9 | 50.0 | - |
| Females | % | 49.8 | 50.1 | 50.1 | 50.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.2 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.7 | 20.8 | 20.2 | 19.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.0 | 24.2 | 23.8 | 23.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.5 | 22.5 | 23.3 | 23.3 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 14.6 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 16.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 24.6 | 25.5 | 25.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.9 | 16.5 | 16.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 24.4 | 24.1 | 24.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 90 | 89 | 80 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 39 697 | 42 736 | 49 779 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 45 269 | 48 991 | 55 777 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 132 | 120 | 105 | 105 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 39 | 36 | 39 | 45 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 183 | 168 | 159 | 168 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 12 | 21 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 27 | 12 | 33 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 45 | 36 | 18 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 48 | 39 | 18 |
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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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