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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 178 | 222 | 220 | 208 | 199 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.3 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 041 | 1 036 | 997 | 1 034 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 193 | 1 988 | 2 098 | 2 137 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 64.2 | 58.7 | 68.1 | 71.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 29 298 | 29 498 | 32 444 | 33 292 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 12.5 | 11.4 | 13.0 | 13.9 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 5 721 | 5 722 | 6 189 | 6 522 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 19.5 | 19.4 | 19.1 | 19.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 854 | 1 652 | 1 669 | 1 752 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 51.7 | 47.5 | 49.6 | 53.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 52.7 | 47.8 | 51.7 | 54.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27 915 | 28 722 | 29 692 | 30 438 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 452 | 28 921 | 30 994 | 31 298 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.3 | 54.0 | 52.6 | 52.5 | - |
| Females | % | 44.7 | 46.0 | 47.4 | 47.5 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.8 | 17.1 | 17.5 | 18.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.0 | 19.5 | 18.8 | 19.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.2 | 22.7 | 22.5 | 20.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 25.3 | 26.6 | 26.7 | 26.4 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.7 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 15.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.2 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.2 | 11.1 | 11.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.6 | 15.6 | 16.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 21.0 | 20.2 | 20.8 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.5 | 9.1 | 7.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 607 | 472 | 498 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 11.9 | 9.1 | 12.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 12.8 | 10.2 | 13.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 19 630 | 19 176 | 24 187 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 21 081 | 21 542 | 26 470 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 594 | 585 | 564 | 570 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 159 | 168 | 168 | 183 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 96 | 111 | 117 | 123 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 849 | 864 | 849 | 876 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 81 | 96 | 84 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 39 | 39 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 96 | 135 | 123 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 87 | 87 | 72 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 9 | 51 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 87 | 96 | 123 |
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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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