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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 595 | 452 | 390 | 272 | 283 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 15.9 | 12.4 | 10.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 738 | 745 | 816 | 813 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 275 | 3 362 | 3 420 | 3 484 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 103.9 | 110.8 | 120.5 | 127.8 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 31 737 | 32 964 | 35 230 | 36 690 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 21.6 | 23.6 | 26.0 | 27.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 600 | 7 033 | 7 602 | 7 959 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.8 | 21.3 | 21.6 | 21.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 998 | 3 049 | 3 145 | 3 218 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 89.3 | 94.8 | 102.9 | 109.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 93.2 | 98.9 | 107.6 | 113.9 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 797 | 31 089 | 32 711 | 33 951 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 097 | 32 422 | 34 213 | 35 388 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.8 | 55.0 | 54.6 | 54.4 | - |
| Females | % | 45.2 | 45.0 | 45.4 | 45.6 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.4 | 23.0 | 23.2 | 23.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.0 | 22.9 | 22.4 | 21.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.9 | 23.1 | 22.6 | 22.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.5 | 20.9 | 21.3 | 21.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.2 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 10.8 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.3 | 18.1 | 18.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 9.7 | 9.3 | 9.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 13.5 | 14.0 | 14.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 460 | 436 | 401 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 11.6 | 11.9 | 11.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 12.5 | 12.9 | 12.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 293 | 27 275 | 29 211 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 27 076 | 29 615 | 32 258 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 531 | 531 | 474 | 513 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 141 | 174 | 204 | 225 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 159 | 183 | 189 | 189 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 831 | 888 | 867 | 927 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 138 | 132 | 138 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 96 | 78 | 66 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 234 | 210 | 204 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 135 | 135 | 114 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 15 | 24 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 141 | 150 | 138 |
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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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