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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 161 | 147 | 131 | 120 | 114 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 477 | 500 | 508 | 499 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 917 | 2 971 | 3 019 | 3 056 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 120.1 | 127.0 | 135.5 | 145.5 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 41 161 | 42 755 | 44 886 | 47 607 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 29.5 | 31.8 | 34.0 | 36.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 118 | 10 712 | 11 272 | 12 000 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 24.6 | 25.1 | 25.1 | 25.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 721 | 2 776 | 2 818 | 2 819 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 104.1 | 109.4 | 116.3 | 124.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 109.6 | 115.1 | 122.0 | 130.6 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 38 238 | 39 410 | 41 279 | 44 091 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 40 269 | 41 460 | 43 277 | 46 311 | - |
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| Males | % | 49.6 | 50.1 | 50.5 | 50.2 | - |
| Females | % | 50.4 | 49.9 | 49.5 | 49.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 23.9 | 24.0 | 23.9 | 24.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.1 | 23.9 | 24.1 | 24.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 19.9 | 19.1 | 18.7 | 18.6 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 25.0 | 24.4 | 23.5 | 22.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 10.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 21.4 | 21.6 | 21.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.1 | 9.8 | 9.9 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 24.9 | 23.7 | 23.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 205 | 197 | 177 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 486 | 33 136 | 35 414 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 662 | 36 528 | 39 847 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 201 | 195 | 165 | 177 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 57 | 63 | 66 | 66 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 261 | 267 | 240 | 255 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 51 | 45 | 39 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 15 | 9 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 63 | 60 | 48 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 36 | 51 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 39 | 36 | 57 |
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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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