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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 190 | 197 | 144 | 145 | 167 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.2 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 494 | 497 | 534 | 524 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 241 | 2 299 | 2 384 | 2 494 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 81.4 | 88.0 | 96.1 | 107.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 332 | 38 272 | 40 302 | 42 891 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 18.1 | 20.2 | 22.2 | 24.9 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 056 | 8 783 | 9 303 | 10 000 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.2 | 22.9 | 23.1 | 23.3 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 154 | 2 196 | 2 299 | 2 394 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 73.1 | 78.6 | 85.2 | 93.7 | - |
| Total income | $m | 76.3 | 81.9 | 89.2 | 98.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 925 | 35 788 | 37 069 | 39 138 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 404 | 37 286 | 38 816 | 41 209 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.9 | 55.2 | 54.8 | 54.4 | - |
| Females | % | 45.1 | 44.8 | 45.2 | 45.6 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 23.1 | 23.7 | 24.2 | 25.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.2 | 26.5 | 25.9 | 25.1 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.0 | 23.1 | 22.6 | 21.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.4 | 18.1 | 18.4 | 18.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.3 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.0 | 10.6 | 10.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.4 | 17.8 | 17.8 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 17.0 | 17.1 | 16.0 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 182 | 177 | 166 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.6 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 878 | 30 708 | 33 554 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 649 | 34 542 | 37 387 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 327 | 294 | 255 | 252 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 96 | 108 | 141 | 162 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 111 | 120 | 135 | 135 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 534 | 522 | 531 | 549 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 51 | 33 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 18 | 39 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 81 | 69 | 72 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 51 | 84 | 30 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 51 | 87 | 48 |
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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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