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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 142 | 108 | 89 | 71 | 72 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 575 | 544 | 563 | 548 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 653 | 2 566 | 2 555 | 2 598 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 109.2 | 109.9 | 117.9 | 124.6 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 41 162 | 42 839 | 46 160 | 47 967 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 27.2 | 28.1 | 30.7 | 32.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 247 | 10 959 | 12 025 | 12 432 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 24.9 | 25.6 | 26.0 | 25.9 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 465 | 2 365 | 2 346 | 2 379 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 93.1 | 92.0 | 96.0 | 101.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 98.5 | 97.1 | 102.1 | 107.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 37 759 | 38 918 | 40 913 | 42 604 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 39 938 | 41 074 | 43 511 | 45 012 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.1 | 51.6 | 51.9 | 51.5 | - |
| Females | % | 48.9 | 48.4 | 48.1 | 48.5 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.5 | 19.4 | 19.6 | 20.3 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.7 | 21.6 | 21.3 | 20.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.3 | 23.7 | 23.4 | 22.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.3 | 14.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 12.3 | 11.5 | 11.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 24.0 | 23.7 | 24.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.0 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.8 | 18.8 | 18.8 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.3 | 10.4 | 9.8 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 203 | 192 | 178 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 32 814 | 35 466 | 39 739 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 37 613 | 40 420 | 45 303 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 240 | 243 | 255 | 276 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 72 | 81 | 78 | 87 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 30 | 39 | 54 | 63 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 342 | 363 | 387 | 426 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 66 | 69 | 54 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 15 | 18 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 87 | 84 | 72 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 96 | 54 | 54 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 99 | 54 | 66 |
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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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