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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 226 | 184 | 178 | 120 | 113 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.3 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 824 | 874 | 950 | 989 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 800 | 2 830 | 2 879 | 2 887 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 111.9 | 112.9 | 109.9 | 112.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 39 959 | 39 904 | 38 184 | 38 821 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 24.5 | 25.5 | 24.4 | 24.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 745 | 9 019 | 8 463 | 8 556 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.9 | 22.6 | 22.2 | 22.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 670 | 1 680 | 1 761 | 1 829 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 45.9 | 48.2 | 52.9 | 57.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 50.3 | 52.4 | 57.8 | 62.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27 473 | 28 661 | 30 053 | 31 140 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 088 | 31 165 | 32 812 | 34 185 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.2 | 54.0 | 54.0 | 53.3 | - |
| Females | % | 44.8 | 46.0 | 46.0 | 46.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.1 | 19.5 | 19.6 | 19.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 16.4 | 16.0 | 16.9 | 15.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.2 | 24.9 | 24.4 | 23.7 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.6 | 24.8 | 24.3 | 25.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.7 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 15.6 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 15.4 | 15.0 | 14.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.0 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.1 | 12.8 | 11.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.1 | 16.0 | 15.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.2 | 9.5 | 9.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 17.5 | 17.7 | 18.8 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 108 | 1 036 | 940 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 66.0 | 56.6 | 36.5 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 62.9 | 57.0 | 42.3 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 59 547 | 54 617 | 38 809 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 56 735 | 54 989 | 45 049 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 480 | 489 | 501 | 498 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 234 | 234 | 258 | 237 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 102 | 105 | 108 | 114 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 816 | 828 | 867 | 849 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 72 | 63 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 51 | 42 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 57 | 123 | 105 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 96 | 57 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 6 | 45 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 42 | 102 | 102 |
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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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