|
 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|
Unemployed persons | no. | 77 | 62 | 45 | 69 | 66 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.7 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-taxable individuals | no. | 290 | 298 | 350 | 352 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 897 | 901 | 959 | 978 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 29.4 | 30.2 | 34.9 | 38.2 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 32 787 | 33 534 | 36 433 | 39 067 | - |
Net tax | $m | 6.0 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 8.4 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 6 708 | 7 000 | 7 946 | 8 585 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 20.5 | 20.9 | 21.8 | 22.0 | - |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wage and salary earners | no. | 709 | 688 | 749 | 763 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 21.6 | 21.7 | 24.9 | 25.9 | - |
Total income | $m | 23.0 | 22.9 | 26.6 | 28.2 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 477 | 31 503 | 33 286 | 33 990 | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 486 | 33 350 | 35 568 | 36 934 | - |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Males | % | 50.7 | 49.6 | 48.9 | 50.6 | - |
Females | % | 49.3 | 50.4 | 51.1 | 49.4 | - |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.0 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 15.5 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 17.9 | 17.0 | 15.4 | 16.3 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 29.1 | 29.7 | 29.0 | 26.3 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.9 | 25.9 | 27.1 | 25.4 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 14.1 | 14.8 | 15.4 | 16.6 | - |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 25.0 | 26.7 | 25.7 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.9 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.5 | 8.9 | 10.4 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.8 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.2 | 16.8 | 15.9 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.0 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.7 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 11.4 | 12.0 | 11.9 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 11.1 | 9.3 | 9.9 | - |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 175 | 186 | 195 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.1 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 344 | 24 959 | 22 698 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 26 348 | 28 067 | 25 926 | - | - |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 219 | 213 | 198 | 204 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 42 | 42 | 45 | 54 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 33 | 39 | 36 | 39 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 294 | 294 | 279 | 297 |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 18 | 9 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 9 | 6 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 30 | 27 | 15 |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 36 | 24 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 30 | 39 | 33 |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year |
|