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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 134 | 161 | 144 | 116 | 107 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.3 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 722 | 672 | 730 | 766 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 787 | 1 842 | 1 905 | 1 920 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 55.3 | 63.0 | 64.7 | 66.7 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 30 940 | 34 230 | 33 938 | 34 758 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 10.8 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 13.9 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 037 | 7 118 | 7 090 | 7 251 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 19.5 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 20.9 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 321 | 1 341 | 1 402 | 1 457 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 34.1 | 36.2 | 40.0 | 43.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 35.8 | 37.8 | 42.1 | 45.6 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 25 797 | 27 009 | 28 557 | 30 145 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 27 108 | 28 205 | 30 033 | 31 287 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.0 | 54.7 | 55.2 | 54.5 | - |
| Females | % | 45.0 | 45.3 | 44.8 | 45.5 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.3 | 21.6 | 19.6 | 19.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 18.1 | 18.9 | 17.8 | 17.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.3 | 24.2 | 25.5 | 24.1 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.7 | 22.7 | 24.4 | 25.3 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.6 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 13.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.5 | 14.1 | 14.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 11.4 | 10.5 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.9 | 7.6 | 8.1 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 29.3 | 28.7 | 27.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 614 | 644 | 569 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 20.1 | 26.4 | 18.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 20.2 | 26.3 | 20.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 32 767 | 40 968 | 33 220 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 871 | 40 862 | 35 234 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 474 | 474 | 459 | 483 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 108 | 114 | 123 | 132 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 99 | 105 | 111 | 126 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 681 | 693 | 693 | 741 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 57 | 48 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 21 | 36 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 66 | 78 | 84 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 72 | 72 | 57 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 78 | 84 | 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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