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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 256 | 256 | 214 | 284 | 253 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 15.6 | 16.2 | 14.1 | 18.9 | 16.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 528 | 595 | 608 | 724 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 177 | 1 145 | 1 205 | 3 039 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 53.0 | 53.6 | 57.8 | 130.7 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 45 014 | 46 776 | 47 939 | 42 993 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 12.3 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 28.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 490 | 11 340 | 11 481 | 9 402 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.3 | 24.2 | 23.9 | 21.9 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 320 | 1 268 | 1 287 | 1 389 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 52.9 | 52.4 | 55.2 | 62.8 | - |
| Total income | $m | 53.5 | 53.6 | 56.6 | 64.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 40 052 | 41 294 | 42 905 | 45 219 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 40 492 | 42 242 | 43 994 | 46 452 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.3 | 53.5 | 53.6 | 53.9 | - |
| Females | % | 44.7 | 46.5 | 46.4 | 46.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.0 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 14.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.6 | 25.1 | 24.3 | 23.8 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 30.2 | 29.8 | 29.7 | 28.6 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.4 | 22.9 | 22.8 | 23.4 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.7 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 10.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.3 | 5.9 | 7.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 21.3 | 21.8 | 20.4 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.9 | 11.9 | 11.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.1 | 16.7 | 16.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 11.7 | 12.1 | 13.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 6.6 | 5.9 | 5.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 54 | 49 | 48 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 30 645 | 30 886 | 37 127 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 752 | 34 466 | 42 039 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. |
| Total businesses | no. | - | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. |
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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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