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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 268 | 176 | 198 | 235 | 204 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.6 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 4.8 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 854 | 909 | 923 | 925 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 142 | 3 200 | 3 270 | 3 355 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 108.2 | 116.7 | 127.6 | 133.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 34 427 | 36 481 | 39 006 | 39 649 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 23.1 | 26.8 | 29.4 | 30.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 356 | 8 376 | 8 987 | 8 962 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.4 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 22.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 707 | 2 723 | 2 800 | 2 825 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 85.6 | 90.5 | 99.1 | 104.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 89.6 | 94.8 | 104.0 | 109.4 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 612 | 33 251 | 35 376 | 36 945 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 33 092 | 34 826 | 37 139 | 38 716 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.1 | 54.3 | 53.8 | 53.2 | - |
| Females | % | 45.9 | 45.7 | 46.2 | 46.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.7 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 16.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.6 | 20.4 | 20.3 | 19.8 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.8 | 25.0 | 23.4 | 23.7 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.6 | 25.5 | 26.3 | 26.3 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.2 | 11.7 | 13.2 | 13.6 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.5 | 7.8 | 8.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.5 | 16.8 | 16.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.1 | 6.4 | 7.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.4 | 13.8 | 13.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.2 | 15.1 | 14.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.9 | 12.3 | 13.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.0 | 10.2 | 9.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 498 | 452 | 451 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 12.3 | 11.9 | 11.4 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 13.1 | 13.1 | 12.7 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 777 | 26 434 | 25 316 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 26 261 | 28 887 | 28 139 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 666 | 672 | 660 | 651 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 150 | 168 | 180 | 204 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 105 | 117 | 132 | 138 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 921 | 957 | 972 | 993 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 93 | 87 | 96 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 39 | 42 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 123 | 126 | 138 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 126 | 105 | 72 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 12 | 33 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 132 | 117 | 105 |
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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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