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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 160 | 119 | 107 | 96 | 72 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 469 | 474 | 445 | 431 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 633 | 2 662 | 2 773 | 2 918 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 175.4 | 186.0 | 199.7 | 228.6 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 66 625 | 69 863 | 72 024 | 78 341 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 58.0 | 62.3 | 66.5 | 77.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 22 024 | 23 397 | 23 990 | 26 396 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 33.1 | 33.5 | 33.3 | 33.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 076 | 2 057 | 2 115 | 2 223 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 100.7 | 104.4 | 112.5 | 123.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 115.7 | 115.0 | 122.2 | 137.4 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 48 514 | 50 761 | 53 180 | 55 612 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 55 711 | 55 917 | 57 774 | 61 818 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.5 | 51.7 | 52.2 | 51.7 | - |
| Females | % | 48.5 | 48.3 | 47.8 | 48.3 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.7 | 17.8 | 19.0 | 19.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 29.1 | 28.0 | 27.4 | 27.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.7 | 23.0 | 21.5 | 21.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.8 | 18.6 | 18.5 | 17.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.7 | 12.5 | 13.6 | 13.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 25.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.7 | 18.5 | 18.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.7 | 7.3 | 6.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.8 | 11.2 | 10.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 246 | 247 | 227 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 22.8 | 25.7 | 26.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 25.3 | 28.5 | 29.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 92 856 | 103 964 | 118 235 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 102 911 | 115 505 | 131 735 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 381 | 384 | 348 | 381 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 114 | 147 | 159 | 165 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 57 | 63 | 72 | 81 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 552 | 594 | 579 | 627 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 60 | 102 | 90 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 24 | 24 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 90 | 126 | 114 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 90 | 81 | 78 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 90 | 87 | 90 |
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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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