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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 172 | 171 | 149 | 140 | 133 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 836 | 841 | 899 | 934 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 869 | 2 838 | 2 844 | 2 786 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 99.3 | 98.8 | 100.7 | 100.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 34 606 | 34 794 | 35 422 | 35 912 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 21.4 | 21.2 | 21.4 | 21.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 463 | 7 464 | 7 536 | 7 616 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.3 | 21.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 256 | 2 191 | 2 240 | 2 272 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 65.8 | 67.0 | 70.0 | 74.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 69.0 | 69.7 | 72.9 | 77.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 172 | 30 558 | 31 230 | 32 574 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 587 | 31 795 | 32 553 | 33 891 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.7 | 55.2 | 55.4 | 54.9 | - |
| Females | % | 44.3 | 44.8 | 44.6 | 45.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.3 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 20.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.8 | 23.6 | 22.2 | 21.8 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.8 | 22.6 | 23.1 | 22.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.7 | 21.6 | 22.4 | 22.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.4 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.7 | 14.0 | 14.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.7 | 13.2 | 14.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.1 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 22.8 | 23.1 | 21.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.8 | 9.3 | 9.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 775 | 743 | 648 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 32.7 | 31.0 | 22.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 30.6 | 29.6 | 24.3 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 42 212 | 41 689 | 33 972 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 39 470 | 39 837 | 37 449 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 609 | 585 | 540 | 519 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 201 | 213 | 240 | 234 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 162 | 177 | 192 | 204 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 972 | 975 | 972 | 957 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 102 | 63 | 78 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 33 | 24 | 45 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 135 | 87 | 123 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 90 | 111 | 66 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 3 | 36 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 93 | 114 | 102 |
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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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