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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 75 | 96 | 85 | 87 | 86 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 540 | 555 | 613 | 641 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 055 | 2 130 | 2 168 | 2 198 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 76.1 | 82.3 | 88.6 | 92.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 37 022 | 38 629 | 40 841 | 41 959 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 17.2 | 19.0 | 20.8 | 21.4 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 384 | 8 934 | 9 575 | 9 734 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.6 | 23.1 | 23.4 | 23.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 796 | 1 857 | 1 878 | 1 946 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 63.3 | 67.6 | 71.9 | 76.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 66.0 | 70.1 | 74.4 | 78.9 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 248 | 36 393 | 38 282 | 39 386 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 36 759 | 37 779 | 39 587 | 40 531 | - |
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| Males | % | 58.6 | 57.4 | 57.5 | 57.4 | - |
| Females | % | 41.4 | 42.6 | 42.5 | 42.6 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.9 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 20.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.2 | 21.9 | 22.8 | 21.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.7 | 23.9 | 23.3 | 22.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.1 | 21.9 | 21.7 | 22.2 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.2 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 13.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.7 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.4 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.7 | 11.9 | 11.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.8 | 15.5 | 16.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 13.4 | 14.1 | 13.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 18.7 | 18.8 | 18.8 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.0 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 383 | 357 | 345 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 10.5 | 9.9 | 10.6 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 10.9 | 10.5 | 11.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 460 | 27 708 | 30 591 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 484 | 29 379 | 32 564 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 450 | 444 | 423 | 405 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 120 | 129 | 135 | 141 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 102 | 99 | 117 | 123 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 672 | 672 | 675 | 669 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 60 | 57 | 57 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 27 | 30 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 72 | 84 | 87 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 69 | 66 | 69 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 72 | 75 | 87 |
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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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