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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 1 947 | 1 873 | 1 748 | 1 228 | 1 361 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 22.3 | 23.4 | 21.4 | 14.8 | 16.1 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 547 | 1 516 | 1 639 | 1 686 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 5 828 | 5 540 | 5 809 | 5 976 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 165.9 | 163.8 | 179.8 | 191.5 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 28 462 | 29 561 | 30 949 | 32 052 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 31.2 | 31.8 | 34.7 | 36.9 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 5 352 | 5 734 | 5 968 | 6 168 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 18.8 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5 683 | 5 320 | 5 634 | 5 894 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 154.4 | 151.0 | 166.3 | 179.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 161.2 | 157.1 | 173.0 | 186.6 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27 160 | 28 376 | 29 512 | 30 473 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 361 | 29 526 | 30 708 | 31 652 | - |
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| Males | % | 59.5 | 59.6 | 59.6 | 58.8 | - |
| Females | % | 40.5 | 40.4 | 40.4 | 41.2 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.1 | 22.4 | 24.1 | 24.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.4 | 23.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 21.4 | 21.3 | 21.0 | 20.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.1 | 21.2 | 19.8 | 18.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.8 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 12.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.4 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.2 | 12.3 | 11.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.0 | 15.8 | 16.2 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 14.3 | 14.7 | 14.5 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 10.5 | 10.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 20.9 | 20.4 | 21.8 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.5 | 12.0 | 11.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 513 | 464 | 440 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.3 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 20 140 | 22 560 | 23 395 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 21 794 | 24 527 | 25 572 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 666 | 642 | 627 | 594 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 117 | 135 | 156 | 177 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 93 | 96 | 108 | 96 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 876 | 873 | 891 | 867 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 135 | 144 | 174 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 63 | 51 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 156 | 207 | 225 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 192 | 165 | 126 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 6 | 39 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 192 | 171 | 165 |
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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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