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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 247 | 208 | 227 | 257 | 273 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.8 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 770 | 724 | 796 | 808 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 224 | 2 155 | 2 270 | 2 280 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 70.2 | 68.9 | 75.6 | 77.7 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 31 555 | 31 973 | 33 300 | 34 089 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 13.9 | 14.1 | 15.3 | 15.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 266 | 6 540 | 6 744 | 6 877 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 19.9 | 20.5 | 20.3 | 20.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 834 | 1 843 | 1 883 | 1 952 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 52.5 | 54.5 | 58.5 | 61.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 55.3 | 57.1 | 61.5 | 65.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 606 | 29 547 | 31 076 | 31 687 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 137 | 30 999 | 32 664 | 33 376 | - |
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| Males | % | 56.3 | 56.6 | 56.1 | 56.4 | - |
| Females | % | 43.7 | 43.4 | 43.9 | 43.6 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.7 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.7 | 19.5 | 18.6 | 18.1 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.3 | 24.4 | 24.1 | 23.6 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 27.2 | 26.2 | 26.8 | 26.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.2 | 12.6 | 13.3 | 14.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.2 | 14.1 | 13.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 15.2 | 15.5 | 15.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.8 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.9 | 8.5 | 7.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 18.0 | 17.7 | 18.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 504 | 459 | 407 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 15.7 | 13.8 | 10.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 15.8 | 13.8 | 11.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 117 | 30 089 | 26 272 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 256 | 30 053 | 28 883 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 429 | 387 | 357 | 342 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 180 | 198 | 222 | 219 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 132 | 138 | 153 | 159 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 741 | 723 | 732 | 720 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 51 | 54 | 45 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 51 | 69 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 81 | 105 | 114 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 87 | 54 | 51 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 18 | 51 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 93 | 72 | 102 |
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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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