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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 138 | 105 | 119 | 162 | 155 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 899 | 1 047 | 1 100 | 1 245 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 030 | 2 610 | 2 821 | 2 561 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 106.5 | 82.0 | 93.7 | 84.5 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 148 | 31 428 | 33 202 | 32 981 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 21.1 | 16.6 | 18.6 | 16.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 949 | 6 355 | 6 577 | 6 479 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 19.8 | 20.2 | 19.8 | 19.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 902 | 1 931 | 1 983 | 1 943 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 49.2 | 50.4 | 54.8 | 55.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 53.3 | 53.8 | 59.9 | 59.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 25 871 | 26 075 | 27 636 | 28 777 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 023 | 27 863 | 30 201 | 30 418 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.9 | 53.2 | 53.2 | 52.8 | - |
| Females | % | 44.1 | 46.8 | 46.8 | 47.2 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.0 | 18.9 | 21.3 | 19.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 18.6 | 17.9 | 16.4 | 16.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.2 | 23.6 | 22.0 | 22.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.0 | 25.9 | 25.5 | 24.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.2 | 13.6 | 14.8 | 16.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.6 | 8.9 | 9.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 17.7 | 18.1 | 18.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.5 | 14.8 | 14.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.5 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 20.1 | 19.9 | 19.1 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 344 | 782 | 870 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 62.8 | 22.3 | 24.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 57.0 | 25.6 | 29.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 46 700 | 28 502 | 27 954 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 42 413 | 32 744 | 33 737 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 681 | 678 | 657 | 669 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 327 | 345 | 348 | 336 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 156 | 162 | 168 | 153 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 164 | 1 185 | 1 173 | 1 158 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 72 | 66 | 81 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 36 | 63 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 129 | 102 | 144 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 72 | 93 | 54 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 9 | 78 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 87 | 102 | 132 |
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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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