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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 146 | 143 | 114 | 140 | 163 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 904 | 924 | 949 | 946 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 615 | 2 653 | 2 716 | 2 711 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 80.4 | 84.1 | 91.6 | 99.7 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 30 764 | 31 708 | 33 715 | 36 758 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 16.0 | 17.0 | 18.8 | 21.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 103 | 6 417 | 6 920 | 7 766 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 19.8 | 20.2 | 20.5 | 21.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 163 | 2 217 | 2 230 | 2 246 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 60.1 | 65.2 | 68.5 | 72.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 63.7 | 68.6 | 72.1 | 76.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27 781 | 29 428 | 30 707 | 32 206 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 431 | 30 949 | 32 343 | 33 962 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.0 | 53.0 | 54.0 | 53.9 | - |
| Females | % | 46.0 | 47.0 | 46.0 | 46.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.9 | 15.6 | 16.6 | 16.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.2 | 20.4 | 18.9 | 18.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.5 | 23.5 | 22.5 | 22.3 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.6 | 24.3 | 25.4 | 25.2 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 14.8 | 16.2 | 16.6 | 17.6 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.1 | 10.7 | 10.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 17.9 | 17.3 | 17.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.8 | 13.4 | 14.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.1 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 15.1 | 14.3 | 14.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 551 | 509 | 516 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 11.4 | 10.4 | 11.2 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 12.8 | 11.5 | 13.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 20 624 | 20 422 | 21 772 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 23 284 | 22 601 | 25 131 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 570 | 555 | 549 | 534 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 153 | 171 | 180 | 183 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 99 | 99 | 111 | 111 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 822 | 825 | 840 | 828 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 66 | 78 | 48 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 30 | 27 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 90 | 108 | 75 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 108 | 105 | 57 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 9 | 36 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 111 | 114 | 93 |
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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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