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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 152 | 131 | 149 | 165 | 178 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.4 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 8.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 521 | 531 | 543 | 560 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 616 | 1 612 | 1 607 | 1 552 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 46.2 | 47.4 | 47.6 | 49.3 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 28 599 | 29 386 | 29 596 | 31 769 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 5 545 | 5 763 | 5 647 | 6 275 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 19.4 | 19.6 | 19.1 | 19.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 374 | 1 321 | 1 338 | 1 320 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 33.8 | 33.5 | 35.3 | 36.7 | - |
| Total income | $m | 35.4 | 34.8 | 37.0 | 39.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 24 589 | 25 371 | 26 374 | 27 807 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 25 776 | 26 304 | 27 638 | 29 747 | - |
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| Males | % | 56.5 | 58.1 | 56.9 | 56.3 | - |
| Females | % | 43.5 | 41.9 | 43.1 | 43.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 24.8 | 24.0 | 22.1 | 22.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.1 | 22.7 | 22.9 | 22.1 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 20.9 | 20.8 | 21.2 | 19.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.1 | 22.3 | 23.3 | 23.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.2 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 12.9 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 11.3 | 11.1 | 10.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.9 | 10.6 | 11.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.5 | 5.1 | 6.1 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 5.7 | 6.9 | 6.9 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 40.2 | 40.7 | 40.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 5.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 417 | 443 | 381 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 12.5 | 15.1 | 11.2 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 11.8 | 13.4 | 11.3 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 29 943 | 34 127 | 29 390 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 385 | 30 221 | 29 653 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 210 | 222 | 225 | 216 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 96 | 105 | 117 | 93 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 150 | 150 | 162 | 186 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 456 | 477 | 504 | 495 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 42 | 21 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 15 | 42 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 42 | 57 | 63 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 42 | 27 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 48 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 39 | 45 | 75 |
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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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