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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 665 | 513 | 490 | 348 | 414 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 14.8 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 6.2 | 7.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 537 | 1 550 | 1 646 | 1 661 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 4 219 | 4 445 | 4 593 | 4 723 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 128.7 | 142.7 | 156.3 | 168.3 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 30 502 | 32 112 | 34 027 | 35 632 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 26.0 | 30.2 | 33.0 | 35.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 163 | 6 789 | 7 186 | 7 544 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.2 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 325 | 3 408 | 3 559 | 3 695 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 89.0 | 95.9 | 106.1 | 114.5 | - |
| Total income | $m | 95.9 | 103.5 | 114.4 | 123.2 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26 770 | 28 137 | 29 814 | 30 974 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 851 | 30 372 | 32 134 | 33 332 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.6 | 50.2 | 50.6 | 50.5 | - |
| Females | % | 49.4 | 49.8 | 49.4 | 49.5 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.0 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 19.3 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.6 | 21.0 | 21.1 | 20.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.1 | 25.4 | 25.5 | 24.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.6 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 23.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.6 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 12.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.6 | 12.0 | 11.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.6 | 18.4 | 18.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.0 | 13.4 | 13.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 11.2 | 10.5 | 10.4 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.7 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 755 | 769 | 730 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 17.9 | 19.0 | 18.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 19.7 | 21.5 | 21.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 644 | 24 751 | 25 880 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 26 123 | 27 929 | 29 300 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 723 | 648 | 591 | 624 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 168 | 189 | 210 | 225 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 126 | 147 | 156 | 159 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 017 | 984 | 957 | 1 008 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 174 | 90 | 99 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 63 | 87 | 60 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 237 | 177 | 159 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 249 | 159 | 126 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 249 | 159 | 168 |
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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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