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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 209 | 229 | 170 | 177 | 227 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 8.4 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 8.8 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 516 | 576 | 611 | 618 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 951 | 1 928 | 1 914 | 1 949 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 70.7 | 69.3 | 70.5 | 75.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 260 | 35 919 | 36 826 | 38 485 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 16.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 972 | 7 998 | 8 152 | 8 518 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.0 | 22.3 | 22.1 | 22.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 636 | 1 648 | 1 653 | 1 696 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 52.9 | 53.9 | 57.3 | 58.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 55.9 | 56.8 | 59.4 | 62.6 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32 364 | 32 690 | 34 673 | 34 724 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 176 | 34 491 | 35 926 | 36 889 | - |
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| Males | % | 57.9 | 57.1 | 56.5 | 56.9 | - |
| Females | % | 42.1 | 42.9 | 43.5 | 43.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.0 | 18.9 | 19.0 | 20.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.8 | 21.8 | 20.9 | 20.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.0 | 24.9 | 24.8 | 22.3 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.3 | 22.6 | 23.1 | 23.4 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 13.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 12.7 | 12.9 | 12.2 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.4 | 12.7 | 12.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.4 | 18.7 | 18.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.1 | 9.7 | 9.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 16.4 | 17.2 | 18.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 393 | 339 | 257 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 15.4 | 12.0 | 7.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 15.1 | 12.1 | 8.6 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 39 272 | 35 541 | 28 568 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 38 422 | 35 612 | 33 417 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 282 | 252 | 255 | 243 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 93 | 99 | 120 | 117 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 90 | 99 | 102 | 102 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 465 | 450 | 477 | 462 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 36 | 39 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 24 | 24 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 42 | 60 | 63 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 42 | 42 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 42 | 42 | 66 |
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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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