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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 669 | 478 | 386 | 694 | 712 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 11.2 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 10.8 | 11.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 572 | 1 662 | 1 769 | 1 790 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 4 983 | 5 186 | 5 366 | 5 514 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 151.9 | 164.5 | 177.4 | 194.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 30 474 | 31 726 | 33 064 | 35 227 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 31.2 | 34.4 | 36.7 | 41.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 259 | 6 639 | 6 834 | 7 565 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.5 | 20.9 | 20.7 | 21.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 339 | 4 466 | 4 582 | 4 728 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 117.3 | 124.5 | 132.9 | 142.5 | - |
| Total income | $m | 124.6 | 132.5 | 142.8 | 152.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27 041 | 27 888 | 28 996 | 30 138 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 722 | 29 667 | 31 156 | 32 161 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.3 | 53.7 | 53.3 | 53.2 | - |
| Females | % | 45.7 | 46.3 | 46.7 | 46.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 19.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.0 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 18.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.4 | 25.9 | 25.9 | 24.4 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.2 | 24.0 | 23.4 | 23.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.7 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 14.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.9 | 15.4 | 16.2 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.9 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 24.4 | 23.0 | 22.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 834 | 870 | 828 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 22.6 | 23.9 | 25.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 24.5 | 26.7 | 27.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 097 | 27 518 | 30 374 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 376 | 30 713 | 32 649 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 687 | 702 | 642 | 684 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 153 | 171 | 210 | 228 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 162 | 171 | 171 | 171 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 002 | 1 044 | 1 023 | 1 083 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 81 | 90 | 123 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 48 | 48 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 135 | 138 | 171 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 132 | 132 | 105 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 18 | 36 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 141 | 150 | 141 |
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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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