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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 119 | 166 | 138 | 143 | 189 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.8 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 753 | 769 | 808 | 920 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 546 | 2 501 | 2 537 | 2 427 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 87.4 | 85.7 | 92.1 | 88.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 34 329 | 34 263 | 36 315 | 36 644 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 18.4 | 18.2 | 19.2 | 19.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 227 | 7 275 | 7 567 | 7 817 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.1 | 21.2 | 20.8 | 21.3 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 975 | 1 978 | 1 975 | 1 969 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 58.0 | 60.2 | 63.7 | 65.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 60.8 | 62.9 | 66.6 | 67.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 370 | 30 434 | 32 266 | 33 309 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 775 | 31 791 | 33 701 | 34 426 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.9 | 53.7 | 53.5 | 53.0 | - |
| Females | % | 45.1 | 46.3 | 46.5 | 47.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.7 | 20.3 | 19.9 | 19.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.7 | 21.1 | 21.3 | 20.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.3 | 23.4 | 23.0 | 22.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.1 | 22.8 | 22.6 | 24.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.2 | 12.4 | 13.2 | 14.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.9 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.7 | 13.9 | 14.9 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.7 | 8.6 | 8.1 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 19.3 | 18.9 | 19.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 773 | 632 | 619 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 30.9 | 23.4 | 20.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 29.5 | 24.0 | 23.7 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 39 925 | 37 101 | 33 393 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 38 166 | 37 999 | 38 242 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 435 | 438 | 444 | 417 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 165 | 171 | 192 | 189 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 108 | 111 | 123 | 117 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 708 | 720 | 759 | 723 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 45 | 66 | 45 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 15 | 24 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 69 | 81 | 69 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 66 | 57 | 36 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 30 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 66 | 60 | 66 |
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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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