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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 252 | 194 | 192 | 175 | 140 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 929 | 947 | 1 003 | 976 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 4 311 | 4 515 | 4 619 | 4 833 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 178.9 | 194.6 | 209.4 | 233.6 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 41 506 | 43 088 | 45 343 | 48 341 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 45.0 | 50.1 | 54.0 | 60.9 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 447 | 11 094 | 11 700 | 12 604 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 25.2 | 25.7 | 25.8 | 26.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 869 | 4 027 | 4 141 | 4 313 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 147.2 | 158.8 | 170.8 | 187.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 155.9 | 167.8 | 180.0 | 197.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 38 051 | 39 437 | 41 255 | 43 448 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 40 301 | 41 675 | 43 461 | 45 780 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.5 | 50.4 | 50.2 | 50.2 | - |
| Females | % | 49.5 | 49.6 | 49.8 | 49.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.3 | 18.9 | 19.8 | 20.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.3 | 25.8 | 24.6 | 23.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.7 | 24.1 | 23.9 | 24.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.6 | 21.2 | 21.1 | 21.2 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.1 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 11.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 23.3 | 23.2 | 23.2 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.6 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.9 | 18.8 | 18.8 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.1 | 5.7 | 6.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.2 | 9.9 | 9.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 391 | 386 | 364 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 14.9 | 16.1 | 16.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 33 877 | 36 985 | 40 488 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 38 171 | 41 581 | 45 246 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 429 | 381 | 351 | 363 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 96 | 108 | 132 | 135 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 66 | 75 | 72 | 69 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 591 | 564 | 555 | 567 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 93 | 87 | 90 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 33 | 48 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 123 | 120 | 138 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 105 | 123 | 123 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 6 | 27 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 105 | 129 | 150 |
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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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