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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 131 | 154 | 177 | 120 | 116 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 020 | 990 | 918 | 884 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 080 | 2 032 | 2 194 | 2 393 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 60.6 | 63.1 | 74.1 | 87.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 29 134 | 31 060 | 33 774 | 36 389 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 11.9 | 12.8 | 15.0 | 18.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 5 736 | 6 290 | 6 850 | 7 829 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 19.7 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 21.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 711 | 1 623 | 1 666 | 1 844 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 45.3 | 45.3 | 49.0 | 59.8 | - |
| Total income | $m | 45.7 | 46.5 | 50.9 | 62.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26 458 | 27 911 | 29 420 | 32 428 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 26 682 | 28 661 | 30 568 | 33 604 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.1 | 54.3 | 54.0 | 54.2 | - |
| Females | % | 44.9 | 45.7 | 46.0 | 45.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 23.6 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 23.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.8 | 21.9 | 21.4 | 21.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.1 | 24.0 | 24.2 | 23.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.1 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 20.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.4 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 12.8 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 15.1 | 14.0 | 13.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 11.5 | 10.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.2 | 16.3 | 17.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.1 | 9.7 | 10.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 22.7 | 22.2 | 21.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 648 | 630 | 709 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 16.1 | 17.4 | 24.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 16.8 | 17.7 | 23.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 891 | 27 546 | 34 007 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 25 901 | 28 070 | 33 565 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 591 | 600 | 624 | 606 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 180 | 195 | 231 | 240 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 120 | 138 | 141 | 141 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 891 | 933 | 996 | 987 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 84 | 93 | 93 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 33 | 33 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 120 | 126 | 126 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 72 | 78 | 69 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 0 | 33 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 78 | 78 | 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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