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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 306 | 266 | 243 | 212 | 219 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.1 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 880 | 1 018 | 1 044 | 996 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 448 | 3 984 | 3 998 | 4 112 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 126.3 | 150.5 | 159.8 | 173.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 622 | 37 767 | 39 980 | 42 106 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 28.9 | 34.9 | 37.4 | 40.8 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 387 | 8 751 | 9 357 | 9 924 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.9 | 23.2 | 23.4 | 23.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 094 | 3 542 | 3 571 | 3 645 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 103.5 | 123.5 | 130.1 | 139.7 | - |
| Total income | $m | 109.0 | 130.4 | 137.7 | 147.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 460 | 34 875 | 36 443 | 38 333 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 240 | 36 825 | 38 562 | 40 453 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.9 | 51.5 | 52.0 | 51.6 | - |
| Females | % | 48.1 | 48.5 | 48.0 | 48.4 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.6 | 20.0 | 20.7 | 20.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.8 | 23.6 | 23.4 | 23.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.2 | 21.7 | 21.2 | 21.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.4 | 21.5 | 21.2 | 21.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.8 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 21.3 | 21.4 | 21.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.7 | 10.8 | 9.9 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 304 | 338 | 323 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 8.6 | 10.3 | 10.4 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 9.6 | 11.5 | 11.6 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 140 | 30 416 | 32 112 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 678 | 34 064 | 35 779 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 333 | 315 | 312 | 297 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 81 | 99 | 93 | 111 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 42 | 48 | 48 | 48 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 456 | 462 | 453 | 456 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 69 | 84 | 66 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 12 | 27 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 96 | 96 | 93 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 78 | 96 | 75 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 78 | 99 | 96 |
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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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