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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 248 | 157 | 160 | 205 | 161 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 9.8 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 7.2 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 552 | 654 | 593 | 625 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 596 | 1 502 | 1 579 | 1 571 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 51.8 | 46.0 | 51.9 | 52.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 431 | 30 621 | 32 872 | 33 701 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 10.2 | 9.1 | 10.3 | 10.5 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 407 | 6 060 | 6 534 | 6 707 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 19.9 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 148 | 1 177 | 1 199 | 1 208 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 31.5 | 33.4 | 35.3 | 36.8 | - |
| Total income | $m | 34.0 | 35.1 | 37.6 | 38.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27 399 | 28 357 | 29 468 | 30 456 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 590 | 29 850 | 31 369 | 31 888 | - |
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| Males | % | 56.1 | 55.5 | 55.5 | 55.1 | - |
| Females | % | 43.9 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 44.9 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.7 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 17.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 17.1 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 17.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.9 | 26.8 | 26.1 | 25.1 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 25.0 | 26.7 | 26.1 | 26.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.3 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 13.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.0 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.1 | 16.0 | 15.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.2 | 12.7 | 11.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.7 | 14.3 | 14.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.5 | 9.3 | 8.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 17.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 6.5 | 8.3 | 8.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 541 | 356 | 411 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 20.3 | 8.2 | 12.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 18.7 | 9.5 | 12.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 37 459 | 22 979 | 29 806 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 509 | 26 655 | 31 097 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 297 | 288 | 279 | 273 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 132 | 135 | 156 | 156 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 96 | 93 | 99 | 105 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 525 | 516 | 534 | 534 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 36 | 27 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 30 | 39 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 57 | 66 | 66 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 45 | 57 | 51 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 54 | 60 | 78 |
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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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