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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 131 | 155 | 129 | 87 | 99 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 8.3 | 10.2 | 8.8 | 5.5 | 6.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 480 | 500 | 500 | 536 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 035 | 1 043 | 1 144 | 1 166 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 29.5 | 31.3 | 39.3 | 41.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 28 546 | 29 966 | 34 393 | 35 343 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 5.7 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 8.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 5 464 | 6 028 | 7 530 | 7 406 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 19.1 | 20.1 | 21.9 | 21.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 856 | 869 | 948 | 994 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 23.4 | 24.8 | 29.3 | 30.8 | - |
| Total income | $m | 23.7 | 24.9 | 30.2 | 32.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27 336 | 28 557 | 30 871 | 31 033 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 27 655 | 28 643 | 31 850 | 32 314 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.9 | 55.5 | 55.5 | 54.3 | - |
| Females | % | 44.1 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 45.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.8 | 21.7 | 21.2 | 22.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 18.1 | 17.4 | 18.1 | 18.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.1 | 25.4 | 23.7 | 22.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.5 | 23.1 | 23.4 | 21.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.5 | 12.3 | 13.5 | 14.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 11.8 | 11.2 | 11.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.5 | 10.5 | 11.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.0 | 16.2 | 16.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.2 | 7.7 | 9.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 25.6 | 25.2 | 24.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.2 | 8.3 | 7.0 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 330 | 283 | 281 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 7.3 | 6.2 | 7.5 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 7.7 | 6.6 | 8.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 247 | 21 989 | 26 828 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 23 382 | 23 413 | 29 137 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 399 | 381 | 378 | 387 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 102 | 105 | 99 | 108 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 534 | 519 | 510 | 525 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 48 | 69 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 15 | 18 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 48 | 63 | 87 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 45 | 39 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 51 | 54 | 57 |
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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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