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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 146 | 167 | 161 | 144 | 148 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 6.2 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 598 | 641 | 620 | 623 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 511 | 1 475 | 1 542 | 1 526 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 45.8 | 45.4 | 50.7 | 51.8 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 30 324 | 30 762 | 32 910 | 33 963 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 8.9 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 10.4 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 5 880 | 6 051 | 6 467 | 6 813 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 19.4 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 20.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 182 | 1 196 | 1 195 | 1 202 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 32.7 | 34.2 | 35.7 | 37.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 33.9 | 34.8 | 37.4 | 38.4 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27 645 | 28 582 | 29 880 | 30 823 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 679 | 29 082 | 31 272 | 31 937 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.0 | 55.6 | 55.0 | 54.4 | - |
| Females | % | 45.0 | 44.4 | 45.0 | 45.6 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.6 | 18.7 | 19.2 | 19.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.0 | 22.3 | 21.6 | 21.3 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.6 | 24.4 | 24.3 | 23.6 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.8 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 22.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.0 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.4 | 6.2 | 5.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.6 | 15.2 | 14.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.0 | 15.2 | 15.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 19.7 | 18.2 | 20.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.6 | 10.8 | 10.1 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 446 | 351 | 380 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 13.4 | 8.3 | 10.5 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 13.2 | 8.8 | 11.3 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 30 147 | 23 770 | 27 534 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 591 | 25 071 | 29 705 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 333 | 312 | 294 | 312 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 159 | 165 | 162 | 141 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 45 | 57 | 57 | 60 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 537 | 534 | 513 | 513 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 45 | 18 | 39 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 24 | 12 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 63 | 42 | 51 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 48 | 42 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 6 | 33 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 57 | 54 | 75 |
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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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