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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 150 | 179 | 205 | 184 | 189 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.8 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 159 | 743 | 846 | 870 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 5 188 | 3 392 | 3 671 | 3 962 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 183.3 | 122.4 | 137.0 | 154.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 333 | 36 090 | 37 327 | 38 931 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 40.4 | 27.0 | 30.3 | 34.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 789 | 7 960 | 8 257 | 8 604 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.0 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 828 | 3 218 | 3 451 | 3 721 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 159.3 | 109.1 | 122.2 | 136.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 167.0 | 113.9 | 127.3 | 141.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 993 | 33 910 | 35 407 | 36 568 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 585 | 35 399 | 36 881 | 38 086 | - |
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| Males | % | 49.9 | 48.7 | 48.6 | 49.0 | - |
| Females | % | 50.1 | 51.3 | 51.4 | 51.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.7 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 20.3 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 29.2 | 30.6 | 27.7 | 27.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.1 | 23.3 | 23.2 | 22.6 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.2 | 19.4 | 19.9 | 19.2 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.7 | 8.3 | 10.0 | 10.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.7 | 14.7 | 15.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 22.2 | 21.1 | 21.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.2 | 10.5 | 11.1 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 9.0 | 9.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 12.8 | 12.5 | 11.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 396 | 210 | 218 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 10.5 | 6.3 | 6.2 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 11.9 | 7.0 | 6.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 598 | 30 163 | 28 492 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 033 | 33 284 | 31 872 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 222 | 207 | 201 | 198 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 48 | 54 | 60 | 51 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 24 | 24 | 30 | 27 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 294 | 285 | 291 | 276 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 51 | 36 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 9 | 12 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 72 | 60 | 48 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 60 | 51 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 6 | 24 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 60 | 66 | 75 |
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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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