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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 552 | 484 | 414 | 382 | 391 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 052 | 1 119 | 1 171 | 1 142 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 4 741 | 4 914 | 5 075 | 5 179 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 167.0 | 181.9 | 198.8 | 214.7 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 230 | 37 029 | 39 176 | 41 461 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 36.9 | 41.6 | 45.8 | 50.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 791 | 8 460 | 9 032 | 9 715 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.1 | 22.8 | 23.1 | 23.4 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 302 | 4 462 | 4 616 | 4 710 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 144.1 | 155.8 | 169.1 | 182.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 151.3 | 163.7 | 177.1 | 191.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 499 | 34 924 | 36 641 | 38 660 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 177 | 36 679 | 38 367 | 40 691 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.4 | 52.9 | 52.5 | 53.0 | - |
| Females | % | 47.6 | 47.1 | 47.5 | 47.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.6 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 18.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.8 | 24.8 | 24.6 | 23.5 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.8 | 25.3 | 24.8 | 24.3 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.9 | 20.6 | 20.8 | 20.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 12.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 15.0 | 14.6 | 15.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.1 | 20.5 | 20.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.1 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.4 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 436 | 445 | 411 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 11.0 | 12.7 | 12.6 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 12.1 | 14.0 | 13.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 164 | 28 617 | 30 666 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 27 788 | 31 564 | 33 899 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 408 | 357 | 366 | 381 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 69 | 96 | 126 | 129 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 48 | 60 | 66 | 63 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 525 | 513 | 558 | 573 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 69 | 87 | 102 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 42 | 27 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 108 | 129 | 129 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 75 | 69 | 60 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 75 | 72 | 87 |
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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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