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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 235 | 272 | 220 | 222 | 266 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 235 | 1 332 | 1 400 | 1 436 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 4 579 | 4 701 | 4 775 | 4 872 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 164.2 | 171.3 | 181.9 | 188.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 868 | 36 451 | 38 100 | 38 663 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 35.8 | 37.8 | 40.4 | 41.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 829 | 8 039 | 8 460 | 8 434 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.8 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 21.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 604 | 3 772 | 3 870 | 3 996 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 114.2 | 124.6 | 130.4 | 137.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 120.6 | 130.9 | 137.7 | 144.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 684 | 33 024 | 33 693 | 34 309 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 33 456 | 34 713 | 35 580 | 36 240 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.8 | 55.7 | 55.3 | 55.3 | - |
| Females | % | 44.2 | 44.3 | 44.7 | 44.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.4 | 19.1 | 19.0 | 18.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.1 | 19.1 | 18.8 | 18.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.0 | 24.8 | 24.2 | 23.3 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.8 | 22.7 | 23.2 | 23.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.7 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 15.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 11.5 | 11.9 | 10.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.5 | 13.1 | 14.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.0 | 15.6 | 15.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.7 | 8.7 | 9.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 19.2 | 20.6 | 20.4 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.8 | 8.4 | 8.1 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 943 | 819 | 789 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 37.2 | 26.5 | 26.2 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 36.0 | 29.1 | 30.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 39 398 | 32 408 | 33 245 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 38 122 | 35 486 | 38 076 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 603 | 615 | 579 | 588 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 246 | 261 | 294 | 300 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 186 | 210 | 222 | 219 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 035 | 1 086 | 1 095 | 1 107 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 108 | 105 | 96 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 39 | 60 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 150 | 144 | 156 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 111 | 117 | 60 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 12 | 54 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 123 | 129 | 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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