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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 241 | 208 | 190 | 134 | 144 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 12.4 | 9.4 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 397 | 418 | 471 | 481 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 794 | 1 914 | 2 022 | 2 104 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 58.5 | 65.3 | 73.3 | 79.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 628 | 34 119 | 36 265 | 37 632 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 12.4 | 14.3 | 16.1 | 17.5 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 939 | 7 481 | 7 983 | 8 328 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.3 | 21.9 | 22.0 | 22.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 632 | 1 731 | 1 848 | 1 933 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 50.1 | 55.3 | 62.0 | 67.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 52.2 | 57.6 | 65.0 | 70.4 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 684 | 31 939 | 33 557 | 34 846 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 970 | 33 291 | 35 167 | 36 405 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.4 | 54.5 | 54.2 | 53.9 | - |
| Females | % | 45.6 | 45.5 | 45.8 | 46.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.2 | 21.7 | 22.0 | 22.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.5 | 23.7 | 23.1 | 22.8 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.8 | 24.2 | 23.7 | 23.7 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.1 | 20.3 | 20.5 | 20.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.4 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 10.8 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.3 | 18.2 | 18.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 9.1 | 8.9 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.6 | 13.0 | 13.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 260 | 254 | 242 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.2 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 439 | 27 581 | 29 642 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 27 144 | 30 064 | 32 543 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 240 | 237 | 261 | 273 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 78 | 87 | 96 | 81 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 39 | 48 | 69 | 69 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 357 | 372 | 426 | 423 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 60 | 72 | 51 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 30 | 18 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 84 | 102 | 69 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 66 | 39 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 6 | 21 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 54 | 72 | 60 |
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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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