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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 117 | 103 | 96 | 69 | 80 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 9.9 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 239 | 254 | 283 | 292 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 114 | 1 190 | 1 260 | 1 328 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 38.0 | 42.8 | 47.7 | 52.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 34 073 | 35 939 | 37 882 | 39 142 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 8.3 | 9.7 | 10.8 | 11.8 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 490 | 8 185 | 8 581 | 8 921 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.0 | 22.8 | 22.7 | 22.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 004 | 1 071 | 1 140 | 1 209 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 32.3 | 35.7 | 39.8 | 43.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 33.5 | 37.2 | 41.8 | 46.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 136 | 33 299 | 34 919 | 36 301 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 33 398 | 34 683 | 36 699 | 38 058 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.9 | 53.6 | 53.4 | 53.2 | - |
| Females | % | 46.1 | 46.4 | 46.6 | 46.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.1 | 19.7 | 20.0 | 20.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.2 | 24.9 | 24.2 | 24.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.3 | 25.8 | 25.4 | 25.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.5 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 18.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.8 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 10.8 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 10.3 | 9.8 | 9.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.0 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.4 | 18.6 | 18.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 11.2 | 11.3 | 12.1 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.3 | 8.4 | 7.8 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 169 | 163 | 155 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 716 | 28 085 | 30 304 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 27 309 | 30 786 | 32 988 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 270 | 267 | 255 | 249 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 54 | 60 | 69 | 78 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 24 | 30 | 30 | 24 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 348 | 357 | 354 | 351 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 45 | 21 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 24 | 18 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 60 | 69 | 39 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 63 | 45 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 6 | 27 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 63 | 69 | 72 |
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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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