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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 136 | 147 | 157 | 154 | 142 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 6.6 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 492 | 570 | 613 | 644 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 618 | 1 595 | 1 568 | 1 583 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 52.3 | 51.9 | 53.5 | 55.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 329 | 32 538 | 34 094 | 34 974 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 10.6 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 11.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 534 | 6 677 | 6 989 | 7 143 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.2 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.4 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 115 | 1 163 | 1 132 | 1 199 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 31.5 | 33.5 | 34.2 | 36.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 32.9 | 34.9 | 35.6 | 37.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 224 | 28 765 | 30 175 | 30 353 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 522 | 30 019 | 31 429 | 31 437 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.6 | 53.8 | 53.8 | 53.4 | - |
| Females | % | 44.4 | 46.2 | 46.2 | 46.6 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.5 | 19.6 | 17.8 | 19.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.6 | 21.5 | 22.3 | 21.5 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.4 | 25.8 | 23.1 | 22.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.4 | 20.6 | 22.8 | 23.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 13.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.0 | 13.3 | 13.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.4 | 13.9 | 13.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.7 | 17.0 | 17.9 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 23.4 | 22.3 | 23.4 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 596 | 487 | 470 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 21.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 20.4 | 14.9 | 16.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 36 009 | 27 747 | 31 988 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 247 | 30 661 | 34 053 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 333 | 321 | 306 | 297 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 162 | 165 | 168 | 156 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 114 | 123 | 129 | 138 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 609 | 609 | 603 | 591 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 30 | 39 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 12 | 36 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 69 | 42 | 75 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 57 | 45 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 3 | 30 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 63 | 60 | 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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