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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 73 | 69 | 70 | 38 | 36 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.5 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 285 | 254 | 290 | 308 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 929 | 942 | 933 | 915 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 30.0 | 33.1 | 30.7 | 31.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 336 | 35 210 | 32 876 | 34 107 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 5.9 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 368 | 7 258 | 6 798 | 7 267 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 19.7 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 21.3 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 664 | 649 | 680 | 685 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 17.0 | 17.5 | 18.2 | 19.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 18.5 | 18.5 | 19.7 | 20.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 25 675 | 27 002 | 26 833 | 28 297 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 27 914 | 28 459 | 28 925 | 30 220 | - |
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| Males | % | 56.4 | 55.6 | 53.7 | 53.1 | - |
| Females | % | 43.6 | 44.4 | 46.3 | 46.9 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.8 | 19.9 | 15.9 | 17.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.6 | 21.1 | 21.0 | 18.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.8 | 20.3 | 22.9 | 21.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.3 | 27.0 | 27.4 | 27.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.5 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 13.9 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 13.8 | 14.5 | 15.0 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 12.0 | 12.6 | 11.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.5 | 14.0 | 13.5 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.4 | 14.0 | 14.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.7 | 8.3 | 9.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 19.5 | 17.4 | 17.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 316 | 330 | 268 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 15.8 | 15.3 | 8.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 14.3 | 14.8 | 9.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 50 093 | 46 430 | 33 081 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 45 182 | 44 972 | 36 393 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 183 | 153 | 141 | 129 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 69 | 69 | 78 | 84 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 75 | 81 | 93 | 90 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 327 | 303 | 312 | 303 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 27 | 9 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 21 | 18 | 12 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 39 | 45 | 21 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 27 | 24 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 6 | 18 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 30 | 33 | 42 |
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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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