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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 43 | 43 | 38 | 36 | 35 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 278 | 291 | 302 | 278 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 803 | 1 819 | 1 846 | 1 903 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 80.2 | 84.0 | 88.9 | 96.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 44 455 | 46 211 | 48 181 | 50 919 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 20.6 | 22.0 | 23.2 | 25.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 11 439 | 12 092 | 12 583 | 13 317 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 25.7 | 26.2 | 26.1 | 26.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 711 | 1 718 | 1 729 | 1 746 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 70.3 | 73.3 | 77.1 | 83.5 | - |
| Total income | $m | 73.8 | 77.4 | 80.9 | 88.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 41 077 | 42 680 | 44 566 | 47 814 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 43 153 | 45 043 | 46 800 | 50 380 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.0 | 50.2 | 50.8 | 50.1 | - |
| Females | % | 50.0 | 49.8 | 49.2 | 49.9 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.3 | 22.2 | 22.4 | 22.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 17.1 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 16.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.4 | 23.5 | 21.8 | 20.3 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 28.4 | 28.6 | 29.7 | 29.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.8 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 11.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.5 | 6.6 | 7.0 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 19.9 | 20.1 | 20.2 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.5 | 18.8 | 19.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 22.8 | 22.2 | 21.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 125 | 124 | 114 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 283 | 34 643 | 35 637 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 076 | 37 845 | 40 039 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 132 | 126 | 102 | 117 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 33 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 186 | 186 | 162 | 177 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 24 | 27 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 12 | 30 | 39 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 48 | 18 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 21 | 48 | 21 |
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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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