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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 455 | 357 | 304 | 220 | 218 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 11.3 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 644 | 661 | 739 | 775 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 275 | 3 350 | 3 537 | 3 671 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 106.4 | 115.4 | 127.6 | 139.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 480 | 34 455 | 36 064 | 37 927 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 22.3 | 25.3 | 27.8 | 30.5 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 819 | 7 550 | 7 867 | 8 318 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.0 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 21.9 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 070 | 3 109 | 3 310 | 3 448 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 95.3 | 101.6 | 113.7 | 124.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 99.0 | 105.7 | 118.5 | 128.4 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 049 | 32 690 | 34 357 | 36 035 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 244 | 34 002 | 35 794 | 37 246 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.9 | 54.0 | 54.3 | 54.4 | - |
| Females | % | 46.1 | 46.0 | 45.7 | 45.6 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.2 | 20.8 | 21.0 | 21.3 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.7 | 25.1 | 25.4 | 24.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.1 | 25.7 | 25.5 | 26.1 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.0 | 20.7 | 20.0 | 19.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.0 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.8 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.4 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.3 | 13.7 | 14.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.5 | 19.0 | 19.9 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.1 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 9.4 | 9.5 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 419 | 419 | 390 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 10.6 | 11.1 | 10.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 11.0 | 11.8 | 11.6 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 186 | 26 598 | 28 003 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 26 273 | 28 174 | 29 856 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 315 | 300 | 300 | 300 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 87 | 96 | 114 | 141 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 45 | 51 | 63 | 54 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 447 | 447 | 477 | 495 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 69 | 102 | 60 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 18 | 51 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 96 | 120 | 111 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 90 | 81 | 81 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 90 | 84 | 102 |
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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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