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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 232 | 182 | 142 | 117 | 147 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.4 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 704 | 705 | 723 | 775 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 012 | 3 186 | 3 267 | 3 278 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 102.8 | 111.7 | 119.2 | 124.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 34 139 | 35 053 | 36 496 | 38 094 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 21.7 | 24.4 | 26.4 | 27.5 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 215 | 7 654 | 8 072 | 8 400 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.1 | 21.8 | 22.1 | 22.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 596 | 2 746 | 2 855 | 2 933 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 80.5 | 86.9 | 95.7 | 102.5 | - |
| Total income | $m | 84.0 | 90.6 | 100.8 | 105.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 025 | 31 632 | 33 502 | 34 954 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 373 | 32 992 | 35 296 | 36 077 | - |
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| Males | % | 56.7 | 55.2 | 54.8 | 55.3 | - |
| Females | % | 43.3 | 44.8 | 45.2 | 44.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.6 | 19.2 | 18.4 | 19.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.3 | 21.1 | 20.1 | 19.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 31.1 | 29.2 | 29.0 | 27.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.5 | 21.9 | 22.7 | 23.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.5 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 10.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.2 | 16.2 | 16.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.9 | 8.3 | 8.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 16.5 | 17.6 | 18.1 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.3 | 8.3 | 8.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 588 | 574 | 524 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 22.6 | 21.4 | 15.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 21.5 | 21.4 | 19.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 38 509 | 37 342 | 29 160 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 36 649 | 37 196 | 36 417 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 477 | 450 | 432 | 441 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 120 | 132 | 153 | 144 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 60 | 63 | 72 | 66 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 657 | 645 | 657 | 651 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 81 | 69 | 78 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 36 | 27 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 93 | 105 | 105 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 87 | 93 | 96 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 0 | 36 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 93 | 93 | 132 |
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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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