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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 145 | 125 | 121 | 108 | 85 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.8 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 400 | 401 | 410 | 395 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 073 | 2 142 | 2 167 | 2 242 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 87.2 | 93.4 | 99.9 | 110.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 42 078 | 43 628 | 46 116 | 49 170 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 22.1 | 24.2 | 26.1 | 29.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 660 | 11 307 | 12 054 | 13 025 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 25.3 | 25.9 | 26.1 | 26.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 907 | 1 953 | 1 982 | 2 038 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 74.3 | 79.2 | 84.8 | 92.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 78.4 | 83.9 | 88.8 | 97.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 38 950 | 40 543 | 42 796 | 45 438 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 41 127 | 42 951 | 44 809 | 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 | 21.1 | 20.0 | 20.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 32.7 | 32.3 | 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 | 7.7 | 8.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.8 | 8.7 | 9.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 27.8 | 27.8 | 27.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.5 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.1 | 16.8 | 17.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.5 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 15.7 | 15.9 | 14.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 148 | 143 | 140 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 5.9 | 6.4 | 7.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 40 142 | 44 744 | 49 667 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 45 358 | 50 147 | 55 430 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 213 | 228 | 234 | 213 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 48 | 60 | 72 | 72 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 18 | 24 | 39 | 48 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 279 | 312 | 345 | 333 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 42 | 54 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 18 | 39 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 84 | 60 | 93 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 60 | 54 | 66 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 60 | 54 | 72 |
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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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