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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 277 | 296 | 236 | 306 | 284 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 11.1 | 12.9 | 10.9 | 14.3 | 12.8 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 598 | 640 | 686 | 692 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 158 | 1 245 | 1 368 | 1 395 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 45.5 | 51.8 | 59.4 | 64.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 39 333 | 41 581 | 43 380 | 46 510 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 9.6 | 11.5 | 13.2 | 14.9 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 330 | 9 228 | 9 671 | 10 663 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.2 | 22.2 | 22.3 | 22.9 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 261 | 1 333 | 1 414 | 1 457 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 44.2 | 48.8 | 55.2 | 61.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 45.2 | 50.2 | 57.0 | 63.2 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 078 | 36 636 | 39 046 | 42 081 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 883 | 37 670 | 40 297 | 43 347 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.8 | 52.7 | 52.9 | 52.5 | - |
| Females | % | 46.2 | 47.3 | 47.1 | 47.5 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.3 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 14.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 28.1 | 29.4 | 27.5 | 26.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 28.4 | 28.4 | 28.6 | 27.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.4 | 21.5 | 22.1 | 21.4 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 10.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 22.4 | 22.3 | 21.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.9 | 8.4 | 8.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 11.3 | 10.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.7 | 18.2 | 19.2 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.3 | 6.6 | 6.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 7.3 | 6.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.5 | 10.9 | 11.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.7 | 7.0 | 6.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 75 | 81 | 71 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 29 941 | 29 147 | 37 420 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 199 | 33 185 | 40 908 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 30 | 24 | 24 | 36 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 24 | 24 | 27 | 24 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 60 | 54 | 60 | 69 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 9 | 12 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 3 | 15 | 12 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 6 | 12 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 9 | 6 | 15 |
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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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