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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 888 | 732 | 772 | 476 | 425 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 14.2 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 7.8 | 6.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 315 | 1 402 | 1 463 | 1 456 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 4 859 | 4 928 | 4 921 | 5 040 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 163.1 | 171.1 | 177.5 | 191.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 563 | 34 726 | 36 071 | 37 985 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 34.6 | 37.3 | 38.7 | 42.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 115 | 7 567 | 7 861 | 8 336 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.2 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 21.9 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4 308 | 4 357 | 4 388 | 4 547 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 134.6 | 143.3 | 149.6 | 162.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 142.9 | 149.0 | 155.9 | 169.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 235 | 32 896 | 34 094 | 35 622 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 33 174 | 34 192 | 35 533 | 37 239 | - |
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| Males | % | 57.8 | 57.8 | 56.6 | 56.3 | - |
| Females | % | 42.2 | 42.2 | 43.4 | 43.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.4 | 23.9 | 22.2 | 21.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.3 | 25.2 | 25.1 | 25.1 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.2 | 23.6 | 24.3 | 24.3 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.7 | 9.9 | 11.0 | 11.6 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.1 | 13.6 | 13.2 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.6 | 6.4 | 5.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.8 | 14.9 | 16.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.1 | 10.6 | 10.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.8 | 13.0 | 13.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.8 | 6.9 | 6.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 529 | 497 | 453 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 16.3 | 16.6 | 13.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 17.0 | 17.2 | 14.7 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 30 777 | 33 416 | 29 303 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 167 | 34 702 | 32 357 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 402 | 375 | 354 | 336 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 150 | 153 | 168 | 162 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 135 | 144 | 147 | 147 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 687 | 672 | 669 | 645 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 75 | 57 | 27 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 45 | 33 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 111 | 102 | 60 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 96 | 90 | 51 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 12 | 24 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 96 | 102 | 75 |
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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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