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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 141 | 165 | 115 | 104 | 113 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 9.4 | 10.4 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 291 | 294 | 311 | 291 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 371 | 1 397 | 1 392 | 1 430 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 48.9 | 52.2 | 56.0 | 59.6 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 680 | 37 372 | 40 213 | 41 680 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 10.8 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 13.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 892 | 8 476 | 9 367 | 9 589 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.1 | 22.7 | 23.3 | 23.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 277 | 1 293 | 1 288 | 1 316 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 42.9 | 45.3 | 47.6 | 50.7 | - |
| Total income | $m | 44.9 | 47.5 | 50.6 | 53.4 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 553 | 35 035 | 36 930 | 38 499 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 135 | 36 723 | 39 257 | 40 592 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.8 | 53.8 | 53.8 | 53.2 | - |
| Females | % | 46.2 | 46.2 | 46.2 | 46.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.2 | 21.9 | 22.5 | 22.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.8 | 26.5 | 25.1 | 24.5 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.3 | 22.8 | 23.1 | 22.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.9 | 19.0 | 19.8 | 20.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 10.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 18.1 | 17.6 | 17.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.0 | 18.1 | 18.2 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.9 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.1 | 9.6 | 9.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 9.5 | 9.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.7 | 12.1 | 11.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 122 | 120 | 113 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 410 | 30 112 | 33 422 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 452 | 33 502 | 37 566 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 120 | 111 | 87 | 81 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 45 | 45 | 51 | 51 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 174 | 165 | 147 | 141 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 15 | 24 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 21 | 24 | 36 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 18 | 30 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 30 | 21 | 42 |
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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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