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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 135 | 121 | 105 | 63 | 56 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 8.4 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 524 | 596 | 620 | 612 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 472 | 1 521 | 1 549 | 1 583 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 50.0 | 52.4 | 52.5 | 55.7 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 987 | 34 451 | 33 920 | 35 217 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 9.8 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 11.8 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 683 | 7 049 | 6 866 | 7 457 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 19.7 | 20.5 | 20.2 | 21.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 900 | 940 | 1 003 | 1 027 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 24.1 | 26.1 | 28.8 | 31.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 26.4 | 28.0 | 31.1 | 34.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26 791 | 27 731 | 28 669 | 30 784 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 291 | 29 745 | 30 978 | 33 111 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.9 | 53.3 | 52.8 | 53.1 | - |
| Females | % | 45.1 | 46.7 | 47.2 | 46.9 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.9 | 17.7 | 18.0 | 18.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 17.7 | 17.3 | 18.0 | 16.8 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.2 | 25.2 | 24.3 | 24.1 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 25.4 | 26.7 | 26.0 | 25.3 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.8 | 13.1 | 13.8 | 15.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.8 | 15.0 | 15.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.4 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.5 | 12.8 | 12.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.5 | 16.7 | 16.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 17.8 | 17.7 | 18.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 534 | 526 | 477 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 24.2 | 22.0 | 15.6 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 23.7 | 22.1 | 17.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 45 289 | 41 910 | 32 760 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 44 454 | 41 999 | 36 417 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 222 | 213 | 195 | 204 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 123 | 126 | 126 | 123 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 60 | 75 | 90 | 93 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 405 | 414 | 411 | 420 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 18 | 39 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 12 | 15 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 36 | 30 | 54 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 54 | 15 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 57 | 57 | 30 |
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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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