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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 339 | 259 | 209 | 158 | 146 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 9.6 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 724 | 708 | 708 | 710 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 675 | 2 639 | 2 681 | 2 713 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 87.4 | 89.8 | 100.8 | 106.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 690 | 34 018 | 37 616 | 39 061 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 18.8 | 19.6 | 23.1 | 24.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 018 | 7 442 | 8 619 | 8 924 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.5 | 21.9 | 22.9 | 22.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 242 | 2 205 | 2 217 | 2 263 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 67.7 | 69.8 | 74.0 | 79.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 71.8 | 73.5 | 78.9 | 84.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 180 | 31 644 | 33 396 | 35 024 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 001 | 33 316 | 35 573 | 37 481 | - |
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| Males | % | 49.8 | 50.1 | 50.2 | 49.8 | - |
| Females | % | 50.2 | 49.9 | 49.8 | 50.2 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.2 | 19.8 | 19.6 | 20.3 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 27.4 | 27.7 | 27.5 | 27.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 21.1 | 20.4 | 21.0 | 20.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.0 | 20.2 | 19.4 | 19.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 13.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.9 | 14.7 | 15.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.9 | 11.1 | 10.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 19.7 | 19.5 | 19.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 388 | 370 | 346 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 10.2 | 10.6 | 11.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 24 127 | 26 208 | 28 568 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 26 161 | 28 645 | 32 319 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 471 | 465 | 435 | 492 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 102 | 111 | 123 | 135 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 69 | 69 | 84 | 87 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 642 | 645 | 642 | 714 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 132 | 123 | 87 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 54 | 33 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 150 | 177 | 120 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 144 | 159 | 111 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 15 | 33 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 147 | 174 | 144 |
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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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