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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 126 | 106 | 101 | 90 | 71 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 336 | 339 | 347 | 330 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 745 | 1 810 | 1 832 | 1 874 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 73.4 | 79.0 | 84.5 | 92.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 42 089 | 43 628 | 46 118 | 49 157 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 18.6 | 20.5 | 22.1 | 24.4 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 663 | 11 307 | 12 054 | 13 021 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 25.3 | 25.9 | 26.1 | 26.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 606 | 1 650 | 1 676 | 1 703 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 62.5 | 66.9 | 71.7 | 77.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 66.0 | 70.9 | 75.1 | 81.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 38 942 | 40 552 | 42 787 | 45 438 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 41 118 | 42 961 | 44 800 | 47 763 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.4 | 50.7 | 50.2 | 51.0 | - |
| Females | % | 49.6 | 49.3 | 49.8 | 49.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.3 | 21.0 | 20.0 | 20.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 32.7 | 32.4 | 31.8 | 29.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.4 | 23.8 | 24.8 | 25.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 16.3 | 15.6 | 15.8 | 16.3 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 8.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.8 | 8.8 | 9.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 27.7 | 27.8 | 27.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.5 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.0 | 16.8 | 17.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.5 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 15.7 | 15.9 | 14.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 124 | 121 | 119 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.6 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 40 341 | 44 686 | 49 400 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 45 583 | 50 081 | 55 132 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 210 | 225 | 228 | 213 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 63 | 87 | 108 | 123 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 54 | 63 | 78 | 75 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 327 | 375 | 414 | 411 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 36 | 60 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 21 | 36 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 69 | 57 | 96 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 78 | 48 | 66 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 78 | 54 | 78 |
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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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