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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 154 | 157 | 154 | 140 | 130 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 684 | 762 | 754 | 752 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 550 | 2 546 | 2 633 | 2 667 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 91.3 | 92.0 | 100.2 | 105.8 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 804 | 36 135 | 38 074 | 39 660 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 20.1 | 20.7 | 22.8 | 23.9 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 902 | 8 144 | 8 656 | 8 958 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.1 | 22.5 | 22.7 | 22.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 213 | 2 238 | 2 269 | 2 340 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 74.3 | 76.4 | 81.9 | 87.8 | - |
| Total income | $m | 77.0 | 78.2 | 84.5 | 90.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 566 | 34 159 | 36 099 | 37 525 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 807 | 34 941 | 37 263 | 38 812 | - |
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| Males | % | 56.7 | 56.1 | 55.9 | 55.3 | - |
| Females | % | 43.3 | 43.9 | 44.1 | 44.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.8 | 16.4 | 17.1 | 17.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 19.7 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 18.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.6 | 28.2 | 26.7 | 26.6 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.1 | 23.8 | 24.2 | 23.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.8 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 13.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 15.0 | 15.4 | 15.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.0 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.7 | 15.6 | 15.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.1 | 9.5 | 9.6 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.9 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 18.6 | 18.0 | 17.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.7 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 536 | 509 | 465 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 16.5 | 14.0 | 12.5 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 17.2 | 15.5 | 14.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 30 861 | 27 499 | 26 853 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 067 | 30 477 | 30 365 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 531 | 516 | 474 | 492 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 165 | 183 | 210 | 198 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 87 | 96 | 102 | 102 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 783 | 795 | 786 | 792 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 75 | 66 | 96 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 24 | 30 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 108 | 90 | 126 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 111 | 105 | 87 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 15 | 27 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 117 | 120 | 114 |
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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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