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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 445 | 511 | 393 | 302 | 335 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.5 | 8.5 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 513 | 1 587 | 1 582 | 1 635 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 4 298 | 4 477 | 4 758 | 4 858 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 142.1 | 154.1 | 173.3 | 188.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 054 | 34 421 | 36 417 | 38 707 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 30.9 | 34.2 | 38.4 | 42.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 195 | 7 650 | 8 078 | 8 711 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.8 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 999 | 4 178 | 4 338 | 4 431 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 125.3 | 134.4 | 146.8 | 158.7 | - |
| Total income | $m | 127.5 | 136.8 | 152.0 | 164.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 337 | 32 164 | 33 833 | 35 824 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 885 | 32 743 | 35 031 | 37 003 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.3 | 54.5 | 54.0 | 53.5 | - |
| Females | % | 44.8 | 45.5 | 46.0 | 46.5 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.5 | 21.6 | 21.1 | 21.3 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.5 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 21.5 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.2 | 24.3 | 24.0 | 23.6 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.0 | 21.9 | 22.3 | 22.3 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.9 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.0 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.4 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.6 | 12.9 | 12.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.0 | 16.3 | 16.2 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.7 | 7.4 | 8.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.0 | 10.7 | 10.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 15.9 | 16.5 | 17.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.3 | 8.8 | 7.7 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 752 | 696 | 714 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 17.3 | 17.2 | 20.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 17.9 | 18.6 | 22.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 973 | 24 751 | 28 140 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 23 775 | 26 693 | 31 413 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 990 | 942 | 960 | 990 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 201 | 213 | 234 | 240 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 216 | 246 | 258 | 264 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 407 | 1 401 | 1 452 | 1 494 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 105 | 123 | 192 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 66 | 66 | 60 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 171 | 189 | 252 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 141 | 153 | 129 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 18 | 72 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 162 | 171 | 201 |
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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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