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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 53 | 55 | 47 | 42 | 39 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 273 | 267 | 275 | 256 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 579 | 1 611 | 1 620 | 1 638 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 74.0 | 79.7 | 85.1 | 89.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 46 860 | 49 492 | 52 547 | 54 912 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 19.3 | 21.6 | 23.2 | 24.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 12 252 | 13 382 | 14 325 | 14 860 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 26.1 | 27.0 | 27.3 | 27.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 263 | 1 270 | 1 266 | 1 258 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 54.8 | 58.3 | 60.9 | 64.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 58.7 | 62.2 | 64.9 | 68.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 43 404 | 45 890 | 48 062 | 50 982 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 46 497 | 49 007 | 51 287 | 54 324 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.2 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | - |
| Females | % | 49.8 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.2 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.6 | 20.8 | 20.2 | 19.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.1 | 24.2 | 23.7 | 23.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.5 | 22.4 | 23.4 | 23.3 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 14.7 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 16.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 24.5 | 25.6 | 25.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.8 | 16.5 | 16.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 24.2 | 24.1 | 24.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 104 | 102 | 93 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 39 347 | 42 711 | 49 566 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 44 870 | 48 962 | 55 538 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 138 | 129 | 108 | 96 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 30 | 30 | 33 | 42 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 45 | 48 | 48 | 48 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 213 | 207 | 189 | 186 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 15 | 18 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 24 | 6 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 21 | 39 | 24 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 33 | 36 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 39 | 33 | 51 |
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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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