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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 127 | 107 | 96 | 98 | 87 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 309 | 316 | 323 | 314 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 935 | 1 963 | 2 025 | 2 049 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 76.6 | 80.1 | 86.3 | 93.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 39 580 | 40 813 | 42 604 | 45 565 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 18.1 | 19.2 | 20.6 | 22.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 9 336 | 9 804 | 10 187 | 11 025 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.6 | 24.0 | 23.9 | 24.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 782 | 1 788 | 1 840 | 1 853 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 65.8 | 68.7 | 74.0 | 79.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 69.5 | 72.3 | 77.6 | 84.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 36 896 | 38 441 | 40 224 | 43 109 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 39 021 | 40 432 | 42 159 | 45 401 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.1 | 49.9 | 49.7 | 49.4 | - |
| Females | % | 49.9 | 50.1 | 50.3 | 50.6 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.9 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 19.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.5 | 26.2 | 26.4 | 26.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.0 | 22.0 | 21.1 | 20.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.4 | 11.0 | 11.8 | 12.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 17.9 | 18.6 | 18.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.1 | 19.7 | 19.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 9.3 | 9.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 24.2 | 23.5 | 22.9 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 137 | 135 | 127 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 126 | 30 590 | 32 071 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 900 | 33 243 | 34 842 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 198 | 192 | 156 | 135 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 9 | 15 | 24 | 27 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 222 | 222 | 195 | 177 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 15 | 18 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 21 | 9 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 42 | 36 | 27 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 39 | 30 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 36 | 39 | 36 |
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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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