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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 315 | 263 | 225 | 187 | 203 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.3 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 849 | 832 | 850 | 841 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 804 | 3 803 | 3 828 | 3 925 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 141.9 | 147.2 | 156.7 | 169.3 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 37 299 | 38 718 | 40 926 | 43 137 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 32.6 | 34.6 | 37.1 | 40.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 580 | 9 105 | 9 687 | 10 276 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 23.0 | 23.5 | 23.7 | 23.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 468 | 3 436 | 3 467 | 3 559 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 121.9 | 124.7 | 131.7 | 142.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 128.4 | 131.2 | 138.7 | 149.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 35 142 | 36 304 | 37 994 | 39 972 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 37 009 | 38 184 | 40 009 | 42 097 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.6 | 50.4 | 50.6 | 50.7 | - |
| Females | % | 49.4 | 49.6 | 49.4 | 49.3 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.2 | 19.0 | 19.3 | 19.3 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.7 | 27.5 | 27.1 | 26.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.0 | 22.6 | 23.2 | 23.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.1 | 19.7 | 19.0 | 18.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.9 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.3 | 20.1 | 20.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.9 | 10.3 | 9.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 12.5 | 12.6 | 11.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 325 | 313 | 296 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 9.9 | 10.6 | 11.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 172 | 29 382 | 32 862 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 408 | 33 808 | 37 247 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 372 | 348 | 318 | 309 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 96 | 99 | 114 | 132 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 51 | 54 | 63 | 72 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 519 | 501 | 495 | 513 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 72 | 69 | 42 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 39 | 39 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 84 | 108 | 81 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 66 | 87 | 75 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 75 | 96 | 81 |
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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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