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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 910 | 832 | 755 | 666 | 728 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 16.6 | 16.9 | 16.3 | 13.9 | 14.8 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 928 | 975 | 1 084 | 1 073 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 659 | 3 666 | 3 624 | 3 645 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 112.4 | 118.6 | 122.3 | 126.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 30 730 | 32 347 | 33 734 | 34 579 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 22.6 | 24.7 | 25.3 | 25.8 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 175 | 6 749 | 6 968 | 7 089 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.1 | 20.9 | 20.7 | 20.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 337 | 3 302 | 3 334 | 3 348 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 97.6 | 101.2 | 104.2 | 108.2 | - |
| Total income | $m | 101.6 | 106.1 | 109.0 | 112.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 240 | 30 660 | 31 260 | 32 307 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 435 | 32 137 | 32 701 | 33 527 | - |
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| Males | % | 58.3 | 59.1 | 58.8 | 58.3 | - |
| Females | % | 41.7 | 40.9 | 41.2 | 41.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.8 | 19.9 | 20.5 | 20.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.6 | 25.0 | 25.8 | 25.1 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.5 | 25.2 | 24.4 | 24.1 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.0 | 18.9 | 18.5 | 18.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.1 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 11.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.2 | 10.8 | 10.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.4 | 15.2 | 15.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 12.9 | 13.3 | 12.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 22.2 | 22.8 | 23.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.2 | 11.3 | 10.8 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 391 | 404 | 341 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 8.4 | 9.2 | 8.2 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 9.3 | 9.9 | 9.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 21 452 | 22 680 | 24 187 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 23 691 | 24 598 | 27 007 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 312 | 327 | 300 | 261 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 54 | 66 | 84 | 87 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 33 | 42 | 42 | 45 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 399 | 435 | 426 | 393 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 87 | 75 | 60 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 30 | 21 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 108 | 105 | 81 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 87 | 90 | 72 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 87 | 93 | 96 |
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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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