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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 182 | 151 | 169 | 197 | 202 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.1 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 6.6 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 622 | 633 | 654 | 694 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 495 | 2 561 | 2 609 | 2 662 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 88.3 | 92.0 | 99.1 | 107.8 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 399 | 35 912 | 37 999 | 40 482 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 19.8 | 20.9 | 22.7 | 25.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 936 | 8 152 | 8 688 | 9 380 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.4 | 22.7 | 22.9 | 23.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 259 | 2 325 | 2 340 | 2 409 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 77.1 | 81.5 | 87.8 | 93.2 | - |
| Total income | $m | 80.2 | 85.0 | 91.0 | 96.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 119 | 35 047 | 37 498 | 38 671 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 481 | 36 545 | 38 879 | 39 984 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.5 | 54.6 | 55.0 | 53.5 | - |
| Females | % | 44.5 | 45.4 | 45.0 | 46.5 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.5 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 16.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.3 | 19.0 | 18.6 | 18.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 31.4 | 30.3 | 29.0 | 28.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.1 | 24.4 | 25.1 | 24.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.7 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 12.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.2 | 8.5 | 8.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 15.5 | 16.8 | 16.4 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 15.7 | 14.3 | 13.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.7 | 15.6 | 17.2 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.2 | 11.3 | 10.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.8 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 340 | 320 | 314 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 8.9 | 8.3 | 8.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 940 | 23 480 | 23 355 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 26 137 | 25 840 | 25 997 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 393 | 402 | 420 | 375 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 87 | 93 | 126 | 135 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 30 | 30 | 33 | 39 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 510 | 525 | 579 | 549 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 60 | 72 | 57 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 15 | 27 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 87 | 87 | 84 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 63 | 48 | 75 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 63 | 48 | 87 |
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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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