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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 524 | 505 | 421 | 563 | 499 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 9.4 | 9.7 | 8.4 | 11.4 | 9.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 019 | 1 137 | 1 129 | 1 154 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 858 | 2 912 | 3 004 | 3 154 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 138.8 | 146.9 | 156.8 | 175.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 48 578 | 50 458 | 52 214 | 55 533 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 34.2 | 37.4 | 39.8 | 44.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 11 949 | 12 851 | 13 247 | 14 156 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 24.6 | 25.5 | 25.4 | 25.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 194 | 3 194 | 3 209 | 3 426 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 140.1 | 145.2 | 152.2 | 172.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 140.7 | 147.4 | 154.9 | 175.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 43 850 | 45 466 | 47 441 | 50 197 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 44 037 | 46 151 | 48 265 | 51 164 | - |
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| Males | % | 56.8 | 55.7 | 55.4 | 56.1 | - |
| Females | % | 43.2 | 44.3 | 44.6 | 43.9 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.1 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 13.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.5 | 24.5 | 24.4 | 24.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 30.9 | 30.2 | 30.0 | 28.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.0 | 23.7 | 22.7 | 23.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.9 | 10.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.4 | 5.5 | 7.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 20.2 | 20.9 | 18.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.0 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.3 | 12.9 | 12.5 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.4 | 15.7 | 15.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.5 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 12.1 | 13.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 132 | 123 | 123 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 30 076 | 33 245 | 35 392 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 626 | 36 807 | 40 373 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 147 | 123 | 108 | 117 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 24 | 39 | 33 | 36 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 27 | 24 | 30 | 30 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 198 | 186 | 171 | 183 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 36 | 15 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 42 | 45 | 18 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 48 | 36 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 54 | 51 | 51 |
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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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