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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 189 | 230 | 166 | 159 | 171 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 9.5 | 9.8 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 369 | 374 | 388 | 374 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 934 | 1 971 | 1 986 | 2 045 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 80.2 | 84.8 | 93.7 | 103.5 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 41 486 | 43 034 | 47 196 | 50 606 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 20.0 | 21.6 | 24.6 | 27.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 352 | 10 934 | 12 395 | 13 473 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 25.0 | 25.4 | 26.3 | 26.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 761 | 1 782 | 1 790 | 1 848 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 67.0 | 70.3 | 74.1 | 81.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 70.1 | 73.4 | 78.5 | 85.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 38 039 | 39 431 | 41 411 | 43 875 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 39 831 | 41 195 | 43 878 | 46 441 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.5 | 55.2 | 54.9 | 55.0 | - |
| Females | % | 45.5 | 44.8 | 45.1 | 45.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.3 | 20.2 | 21.0 | 21.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 29.5 | 29.5 | 27.7 | 27.1 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.3 | 21.4 | 21.5 | 20.7 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.9 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 20.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.0 | 9.3 | 10.2 | 11.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.5 | 8.9 | 9.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 22.7 | 22.9 | 22.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.1 | 15.7 | 15.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 15.4 | 14.4 | 14.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 186 | 172 | 158 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 37 820 | 43 566 | 50 326 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 41 825 | 48 107 | 55 965 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 225 | 186 | 198 | 189 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 45 | 54 | 84 | 99 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 342 | 312 | 354 | 360 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 36 | 42 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 24 | 21 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 48 | 60 | 63 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 63 | 63 | 27 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 63 | 66 | 48 |
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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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