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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 119 | 103 | 85 | 80 | 68 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.8 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 386 | 383 | 357 | 371 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 324 | 1 350 | 1 393 | 1 360 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 50.7 | 55.9 | 63.2 | 62.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 38 325 | 41 377 | 45 343 | 45 751 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 11.8 | 13.7 | 16.0 | 15.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 909 | 10 168 | 11 484 | 11 245 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.2 | 24.6 | 25.3 | 24.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 275 | 1 291 | 1 322 | 1 295 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 46.0 | 50.6 | 56.6 | 55.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 47.1 | 51.6 | 58.5 | 57.6 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 36 106 | 39 158 | 42 847 | 42 904 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 36 974 | 39 977 | 44 252 | 44 513 | - |
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| Males | % | 61.1 | 60.4 | 61.8 | 61.5 | - |
| Females | % | 38.9 | 39.6 | 38.2 | 38.5 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.7 | 19.0 | 19.3 | 18.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.3 | 22.5 | 21.0 | 20.8 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.3 | 26.3 | 26.2 | 25.6 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.6 | 22.6 | 22.5 | 23.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.0 | 9.6 | 11.0 | 11.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 17.0 | 17.2 | 17.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 12.7 | 13.8 | 13.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.7 | 8.5 | 9.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 18.2 | 18.6 | 17.8 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 171 | 155 | 145 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 953 | 27 595 | 31 103 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 450 | 30 987 | 34 855 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 219 | 192 | 183 | 168 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 33 | 36 | 48 | 45 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 267 | 243 | 246 | 231 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 15 | 21 | 39 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 45 | 27 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 27 | 45 | 39 |
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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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