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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 385 | 280 | 307 | 354 | 301 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.1 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 5.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 163 | 1 222 | 1 211 | 1 262 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 667 | 3 816 | 4 029 | 4 061 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 120.5 | 127.3 | 142.0 | 150.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 861 | 33 358 | 35 239 | 36 953 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 25.0 | 27.2 | 30.6 | 32.5 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 811 | 7 140 | 7 587 | 8 010 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.7 | 21.4 | 21.5 | 21.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 048 | 3 230 | 3 345 | 3 435 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 89.7 | 99.4 | 108.5 | 116.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 94.8 | 103.8 | 114.2 | 121.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 413 | 30 757 | 32 421 | 33 806 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 109 | 32 121 | 34 134 | 35 302 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.7 | 54.6 | 54.5 | 54.1 | - |
| Females | % | 45.3 | 45.4 | 45.5 | 45.9 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.5 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 17.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 18.1 | 17.9 | 17.3 | 17.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.1 | 26.9 | 25.6 | 24.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 25.5 | 26.1 | 27.1 | 26.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.9 | 10.8 | 11.7 | 12.9 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.6 | 16.8 | 16.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.0 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.0 | 13.1 | 13.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.6 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 14.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.2 | 7.9 | 7.8 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 784 | 656 | 713 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 26.2 | 16.5 | 20.4 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 25.6 | 18.7 | 22.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 33 376 | 25 101 | 28 544 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 611 | 28 432 | 31 393 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 669 | 612 | 606 | 618 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 249 | 273 | 276 | 291 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 105 | 105 | 108 | 114 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 023 | 990 | 990 | 1 023 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 108 | 66 | 96 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 33 | 78 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 135 | 99 | 174 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 96 | 120 | 120 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 9 | 33 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 105 | 129 | 153 |
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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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