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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 180 | 147 | 157 | 177 | 225 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 063 | 1 169 | 1 222 | 1 171 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 143 | 3 166 | 3 235 | 3 324 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 101.1 | 106.7 | 116.9 | 119.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 167 | 33 691 | 36 146 | 36 058 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 20.5 | 22.3 | 25.3 | 24.8 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 507 | 7 030 | 7 816 | 7 454 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.2 | 20.9 | 21.6 | 20.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 571 | 2 603 | 2 648 | 2 688 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 75.5 | 78.5 | 82.0 | 88.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 79.6 | 83.1 | 87.9 | 93.9 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 357 | 30 157 | 30 966 | 32 876 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 957 | 31 907 | 33 211 | 34 938 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.0 | 52.5 | 51.5 | 51.5 | - |
| Females | % | 47.0 | 47.5 | 48.5 | 48.5 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.8 | 18.9 | 19.7 | 19.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.8 | 19.9 | 17.2 | 17.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.0 | 23.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.8 | 23.2 | 23.0 | 22.4 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.5 | 14.6 | 15.7 | 15.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.0 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.8 | 14.0 | 13.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.6 | 11.4 | 12.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.5 | 17.9 | 17.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.7 | 10.6 | 11.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.5 | 8.0 | 6.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 589 | 530 | 529 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 18.7 | 15.2 | 15.6 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 17.8 | 14.7 | 16.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 31 758 | 28 697 | 29 440 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 233 | 27 824 | 30 553 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 390 | 408 | 414 | 423 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 189 | 213 | 234 | 234 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 99 | 117 | 135 | 129 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 678 | 738 | 783 | 786 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 63 | 84 | 81 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 54 | 51 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 111 | 138 | 132 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 75 | 93 | 63 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 6 | 42 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 78 | 99 | 105 |
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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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