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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 375 | 315 | 293 | 288 | 250 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 16.7 | 14.1 | 12.6 | 11.5 | 10.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 369 | 358 | 416 | 416 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 668 | 1 727 | 1 790 | 1 954 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 59.3 | 63.2 | 70.2 | 79.8 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 547 | 36 586 | 39 219 | 40 860 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 13.8 | 15.1 | 16.9 | 19.4 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 266 | 8 754 | 9 437 | 9 916 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.3 | 23.9 | 24.1 | 24.3 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 547 | 1 591 | 1 664 | 1 829 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 52.2 | 54.6 | 59.6 | 67.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 54.5 | 57.0 | 62.3 | 70.4 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 760 | 34 321 | 35 802 | 36 847 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 202 | 35 800 | 37 422 | 38 487 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.2 | 53.4 | 53.0 | 53.3 | - |
| Females | % | 47.8 | 46.6 | 47.0 | 46.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.6 | 20.7 | 21.1 | 22.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 35.0 | 35.2 | 32.6 | 31.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.2 | 20.7 | 22.9 | 23.4 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.8 | 15.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 25.5 | 26.8 | 25.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.5 | 15.8 | 15.9 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.1 | 8.3 | 8.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.4 | 10.0 | 10.4 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 13.1 | 11.9 | 12.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 164 | 143 | 150 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 4.9 | 5.5 | 6.5 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 5.2 | 6.4 | 7.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 29 876 | 38 359 | 43 082 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 577 | 44 452 | 47 841 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 543 | 531 | 492 | 504 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 156 | 186 | 210 | 219 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 201 | 225 | 246 | 255 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 900 | 942 | 948 | 978 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 81 | 81 | 87 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 51 | 51 | 69 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 132 | 132 | 156 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 141 | 90 | 87 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 144 | 105 | 117 |
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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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