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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 308 | 225 | 207 | 161 | 197 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.7 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 000 | 916 | 992 | 984 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 293 | 3 413 | 3 335 | 3 385 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 102.2 | 111.2 | 110.3 | 115.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 31 024 | 32 586 | 33 060 | 34 249 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 20.9 | 23.4 | 22.5 | 24.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 340 | 6 847 | 6 760 | 7 079 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.4 | 21.0 | 20.4 | 20.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 896 | 2 915 | 2 924 | 2 950 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 78.3 | 81.5 | 85.7 | 90.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 82.4 | 86.0 | 90.3 | 94.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27 051 | 27 971 | 29 324 | 30 641 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 436 | 29 493 | 30 872 | 32 104 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.2 | 54.9 | 54.5 | 53.8 | - |
| Females | % | 45.8 | 45.1 | 45.5 | 46.2 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.1 | 21.6 | 20.8 | 20.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.2 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.1 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.1 | 24.1 | 23.8 | 23.4 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.2 | 22.8 | 23.2 | 23.4 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.5 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 12.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 9.6 | 9.9 | 10.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.6 | 14.2 | 14.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 31.8 | 30.6 | 30.4 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.9 | 7.1 | 6.8 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 697 | 684 | 648 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 20.3 | 21.9 | 18.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 21.3 | 23.5 | 20.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 29 092 | 31 994 | 28 907 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 608 | 34 290 | 30 995 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 519 | 465 | 465 | 459 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 174 | 189 | 213 | 201 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 132 | 159 | 180 | 189 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 825 | 813 | 858 | 849 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 75 | 60 | 54 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 45 | 33 | 42 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 120 | 93 | 96 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 84 | 78 | 48 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 12 | 27 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 96 | 90 | 75 |
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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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