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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 41 | 53 | 65 | 67 | 62 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 303 | 313 | 323 | 304 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 060 | 1 074 | 1 079 | 1 108 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 35.1 | 34.7 | 36.4 | 38.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 129 | 32 337 | 33 711 | 34 434 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.8 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 495 | 6 495 | 6 872 | 7 057 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 19.6 | 20.1 | 20.4 | 20.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 657 | 677 | 690 | 720 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 17.0 | 17.9 | 18.9 | 21.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 18.5 | 19.4 | 20.2 | 22.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 25 853 | 26 449 | 27 356 | 29 264 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 223 | 28 610 | 29 202 | 31 242 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.7 | 53.2 | 54.2 | 52.5 | - |
| Females | % | 46.3 | 46.8 | 45.8 | 47.5 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 25.3 | 23.6 | 25.4 | 23.2 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 15.7 | 15.1 | 14.2 | 15.8 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 21.3 | 23.5 | 21.9 | 22.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.7 | 25.3 | 25.4 | 25.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.1 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 12.9 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.8 | 15.2 | 15.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 16.2 | 17.2 | 16.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 21.7 | 23.0 | 22.8 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.2 | 5.9 | 5.1 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 476 | 406 | 419 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 20.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 18.6 | 14.6 | 15.6 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 42 066 | 35 781 | 35 806 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 39 153 | 35 847 | 37 136 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 216 | 195 | 180 | 177 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 111 | 114 | 126 | 117 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 90 | 96 | 105 | 120 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 417 | 405 | 411 | 414 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 9 | 24 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 27 | 18 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 36 | 36 | 42 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 36 | 21 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 9 | 30 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 36 | 45 | 51 |
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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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