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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 480 | 353 | 318 | 229 | 289 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 13.4 | 9.9 | 8.8 | 6.0 | 7.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 342 | 1 413 | 1 438 | 1 443 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 942 | 3 081 | 3 234 | 3 316 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 101.5 | 104.2 | 118.4 | 126.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 34 484 | 33 820 | 36 604 | 38 123 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 23.3 | 22.3 | 26.0 | 28.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 927 | 7 249 | 8 026 | 8 513 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.0 | 21.4 | 21.9 | 22.3 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 115 | 2 213 | 2 304 | 2 387 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 60.8 | 65.5 | 70.3 | 77.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 73.6 | 71.2 | 78.1 | 82.9 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 760 | 29 593 | 30 525 | 32 249 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 815 | 32 166 | 33 883 | 34 722 | - |
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| Males | % | 49.6 | 48.4 | 48.8 | 50.0 | - |
| Females | % | 50.4 | 51.6 | 51.2 | 50.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.4 | 15.9 | 16.5 | 16.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 16.2 | 16.2 | 14.7 | 15.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.2 | 23.5 | 22.2 | 21.7 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 28.9 | 28.6 | 29.6 | 27.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 15.3 | 15.9 | 17.0 | 18.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 21.7 | 20.9 | 19.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 11.2 | 11.8 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.9 | 8.7 | 8.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 734 | 693 | 658 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 16.4 | 14.9 | 15.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 18.7 | 17.5 | 18.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 285 | 21 447 | 24 201 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 25 469 | 25 214 | 28 551 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 639 | 621 | 588 | 585 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 159 | 192 | 219 | 189 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 96 | 105 | 120 | 120 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 894 | 918 | 927 | 894 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 126 | 90 | 90 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 45 | 48 | 21 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 171 | 138 | 111 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 129 | 141 | 63 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 3 | 39 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 138 | 144 | 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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