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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 271 | 212 | 179 | 190 | 216 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 222 | 1 366 | 1 303 | 1 248 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 780 | 3 699 | 3 819 | 3 916 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 118.9 | 118.6 | 129.6 | 142.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 31 450 | 32 053 | 33 947 | 36 274 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 23.9 | 25.0 | 27.1 | 30.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 313 | 6 747 | 7 099 | 7 729 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.1 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 21.3 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 005 | 3 071 | 3 054 | 3 107 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 83.7 | 89.8 | 93.3 | 99.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 88.1 | 93.1 | 97.6 | 103.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27 861 | 29 247 | 30 556 | 31 851 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 327 | 30 302 | 31 961 | 33 299 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.6 | 53.4 | 53.3 | 52.9 | - |
| Females | % | 45.4 | 46.6 | 46.7 | 47.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.0 | 16.8 | 17.5 | 17.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 18.9 | 19.2 | 17.7 | 17.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.0 | 23.5 | 22.1 | 21.4 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 27.1 | 26.6 | 27.3 | 27.4 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.0 | 14.0 | 15.3 | 16.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.6 | 9.3 | 10.0 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.8 | 11.1 | 11.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.3 | 12.7 | 13.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 20.3 | 21.4 | 21.1 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.0 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 834 | 632 | 669 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 22.2 | 13.3 | 15.6 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 24.3 | 15.3 | 17.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 573 | 21 005 | 23 338 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 098 | 24 171 | 25 937 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 912 | 879 | 813 | 795 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 252 | 267 | 309 | 330 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 216 | 222 | 243 | 249 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 380 | 1 368 | 1 365 | 1 374 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 120 | 78 | 75 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 42 | 36 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 156 | 120 | 111 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 156 | 114 | 105 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 15 | 51 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 171 | 129 | 156 |
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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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