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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 285 | 191 | 182 | 218 | 217 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 565 | 618 | 617 | 880 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 323 | 3 384 | 3 390 | 3 746 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 127.1 | 133.9 | 139.6 | 159.8 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 38 244 | 39 575 | 41 166 | 42 667 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 28.2 | 30.4 | 31.5 | 36.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 473 | 8 976 | 9 279 | 9 623 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.2 | 22.7 | 22.5 | 22.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 360 | 3 401 | 3 410 | 3 765 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 119.5 | 125.8 | 130.4 | 149.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 123.0 | 129.4 | 135.1 | 153.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 554 | 36 992 | 38 244 | 39 607 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 36 593 | 38 048 | 39 610 | 40 830 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.9 | 50.6 | 50.5 | 50.1 | - |
| Females | % | 49.1 | 49.4 | 49.5 | 49.9 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.9 | 18.8 | 19.0 | 19.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.7 | 25.7 | 24.7 | 24.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.6 | 25.3 | 25.7 | 24.7 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.3 | 21.1 | 21.0 | 21.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.5 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 10.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 17.9 | 18.6 | 19.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.8 | 9.0 | 8.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.3 | 19.2 | 19.8 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.9 | 11.1 | 10.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.5 | 8.7 | 8.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 229 | 216 | 192 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 7.1 | 6.2 | 5.5 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 30 955 | 28 800 | 28 553 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 510 | 31 418 | 33 485 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 321 | 324 | 258 | 270 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 45 | 69 | 87 | 81 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 33 | 36 | 39 | 30 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 399 | 429 | 384 | 381 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 87 | 48 | 69 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 27 | 18 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 108 | 75 | 87 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 75 | 105 | 60 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 78 | 108 | 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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