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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 64 | 73 | 55 | 39 | 45 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 407 | 479 | 455 | 449 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 010 | 971 | 960 | 967 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 27.0 | 26.9 | 29.2 | 31.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 26 716 | 27 722 | 30 433 | 32 138 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.9 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 4 914 | 5 101 | 5 830 | 6 108 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 18.4 | 18.4 | 19.2 | 19.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 693 | 729 | 680 | 660 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 17.2 | 18.8 | 19.8 | 20.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 17.3 | 19.1 | 19.9 | 20.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 24 804 | 25 724 | 29 126 | 30 318 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 24 994 | 26 216 | 29 273 | 30 463 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.4 | 53.1 | 54.1 | 52.9 | - |
| Females | % | 47.6 | 46.9 | 45.9 | 47.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.5 | 23.2 | 23.1 | 23.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.5 | 19.6 | 20.4 | 17.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 20.3 | 20.3 | 21.2 | 22.4 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.5 | 23.6 | 22.1 | 23.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 12.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 13.0 | 14.0 | 11.4 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.8 | 8.2 | 8.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.1 | 15.3 | 16.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.6 | 7.2 | 9.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.8 | 11.6 | 12.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 25.8 | 27.2 | 25.1 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 6.4 | 6.5 | 7.0 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 475 | 426 | 419 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 12.2 | 9.1 | 9.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 11.2 | 9.4 | 10.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 660 | 21 303 | 22 284 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 23 543 | 21 982 | 25 739 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 378 | 348 | 360 | 369 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 99 | 105 | 111 | 105 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 33 | 39 | 36 | 33 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 510 | 492 | 507 | 507 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 45 | 39 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 9 | 18 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 39 | 54 | 57 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 21 | 33 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 57 | 21 | 45 |
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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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