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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 182 | 201 | 168 | 221 | 197 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 17.1 | 19.4 | 16.7 | 22.2 | 19.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 309 | 330 | 362 | 397 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 383 | 394 | 404 | 440 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 13.8 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 16.5 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 978 | 36 927 | 35 444 | 37 419 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 192 | 7 442 | 6 646 | 7 073 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.0 | 20.2 | 18.7 | 18.9 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 443 | 437 | 426 | 462 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 13.5 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 14.5 | - |
| Total income | $m | 13.9 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 15.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 575 | 30 950 | 30 328 | 31 417 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 454 | 32 269 | 32 041 | 33 644 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.1 | 49.9 | 49.5 | 48.1 | - |
| Females | % | 48.9 | 50.1 | 50.5 | 51.9 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.2 | 9.9 | 11.4 | 13.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.0 | 26.2 | 24.9 | 24.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 30.4 | 30.1 | 28.1 | 27.1 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.7 | 20.9 | 22.8 | 23.2 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.7 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.6 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.4 | 8.6 | 7.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 22.2 | 21.4 | 23.2 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 10.4 | 7.7 | 6.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.1 | 9.3 | 9.5 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.1 | 18.6 | 18.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.5 | 5.1 | 8.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 5.3 | 5.3 | 8.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.2 | 15.8 | 15.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.7 | 8.1 | 3.9 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 25 | 29 | 33 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 148 | 28 296 | 23 000 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 26 359 | 30 198 | 25 728 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 27 | 18 | 24 | 21 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 36 | 30 | 36 | 30 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 0 | 12 | 12 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 15 | 0 | 3 |
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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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