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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 164 | 125 | 125 | 138 | 112 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.7 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 464 | 476 | 496 | 496 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 521 | 1 560 | 1 583 | 1 609 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 53.3 | 55.6 | 59.8 | 63.5 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 046 | 35 657 | 37 749 | 39 437 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 11.7 | 12.4 | 13.4 | 14.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 711 | 7 936 | 8 455 | 8 914 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.0 | 22.3 | 22.4 | 22.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 319 | 1 366 | 1 408 | 1 414 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 43.1 | 45.3 | 49.2 | 51.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 45.5 | 47.9 | 51.8 | 54.6 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 644 | 33 152 | 34 959 | 36 692 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 484 | 35 073 | 36 761 | 38 609 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.3 | 53.7 | 53.7 | 55.2 | - |
| Females | % | 44.7 | 46.3 | 46.3 | 44.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.6 | 19.6 | 18.8 | 18.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.9 | 20.7 | 20.3 | 19.5 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.3 | 24.6 | 24.7 | 23.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.7 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 25.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.6 | 10.5 | 11.6 | 12.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 15.0 | 15.2 | 15.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.3 | 15.7 | 15.9 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.9 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.1 | 10.4 | 9.5 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.4 | 11.3 | 11.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.4 | 9.2 | 7.9 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 254 | 234 | 209 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 7.6 | 6.9 | 5.5 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 8.1 | 7.1 | 6.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 30 012 | 29 719 | 26 425 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 119 | 30 549 | 30 491 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 297 | 279 | 291 | 303 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 66 | 66 | 66 | 63 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 36 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 399 | 387 | 399 | 408 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 39 | 42 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 6 | 6 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 60 | 45 | 48 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 24 | 24 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 48 | 30 | 39 |
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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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