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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 268 | 216 | 209 | 207 | 162 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.8 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 444 | 465 | 451 | 446 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 557 | 2 643 | 2 688 | 2 783 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 102.1 | 110.5 | 122.9 | 136.5 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 39 935 | 41 802 | 45 736 | 49 033 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 25.1 | 28.1 | 32.1 | 36.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 9 808 | 10 618 | 11 938 | 12 993 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 24.6 | 25.4 | 26.1 | 26.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 325 | 2 386 | 2 439 | 2 529 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 88.1 | 94.7 | 103.1 | 113.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 92.3 | 98.6 | 108.6 | 120.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 37 898 | 39 687 | 42 250 | 44 681 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 39 709 | 41 339 | 44 540 | 47 484 | - |
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| Males | % | 49.8 | 50.8 | 50.5 | 50.0 | - |
| Females | % | 50.2 | 49.2 | 49.5 | 50.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.4 | 17.9 | 18.1 | 18.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 35.4 | 33.8 | 33.2 | 33.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.3 | 23.9 | 23.7 | 24.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.9 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.1 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 26.8 | 26.6 | 27.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.6 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.0 | 17.5 | 18.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.2 | 8.6 | 7.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.9 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.2 | 11.4 | 10.9 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 199 | 200 | 176 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.6 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 7.9 | 8.8 | 9.7 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 36 457 | 39 219 | 48 799 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 39 852 | 44 011 | 54 925 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 279 | 255 | 252 | 273 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 102 | 117 | 144 | 123 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 24 | 33 | 42 | 42 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 405 | 405 | 438 | 438 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 69 | 66 | 54 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 30 | 27 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 78 | 96 | 81 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 90 | 60 | 60 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 90 | 63 | 81 |
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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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