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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 287 | 236 | 230 | 228 | 177 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.4 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 4.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 492 | 516 | 503 | 498 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 829 | 2 930 | 2 997 | 3 104 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 113.0 | 122.5 | 137.0 | 152.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 39 936 | 41 802 | 45 728 | 49 048 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 27.7 | 31.1 | 35.8 | 40.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 9 808 | 10 618 | 11 936 | 12 997 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 24.6 | 25.4 | 26.1 | 26.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 573 | 2 645 | 2 719 | 2 822 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 97.5 | 105.0 | 114.9 | 126.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 102.2 | 109.4 | 121.1 | 134.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 37 889 | 39 693 | 42 248 | 44 675 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 39 700 | 41 345 | 44 539 | 47 478 | - |
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| Males | % | 49.8 | 50.8 | 50.5 | 49.9 | - |
| Females | % | 50.2 | 49.2 | 49.5 | 50.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.4 | 17.9 | 18.1 | 18.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 35.4 | 33.8 | 33.2 | 32.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.3 | 24.0 | 23.7 | 24.1 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.9 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.2 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.0 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 26.8 | 26.6 | 27.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.0 | 17.4 | 18.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.1 | 8.6 | 7.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.2 | 11.4 | 10.8 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 221 | 221 | 197 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 8.0 | 8.7 | 9.6 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 8.8 | 9.8 | 10.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 36 322 | 39 350 | 48 601 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 39 704 | 44 159 | 54 701 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 411 | 405 | 411 | 402 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 114 | 123 | 144 | 180 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 117 | 132 | 138 | 129 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 642 | 660 | 693 | 711 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 75 | 93 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 39 | 30 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 63 | 114 | 123 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 90 | 66 | 72 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 90 | 69 | 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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