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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 242 | 207 | 170 | 148 | 147 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 10.5 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 5.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 344 | 384 | 395 | 377 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 970 | 2 012 | 2 084 | 2 081 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 69.9 | 75.8 | 84.0 | 88.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 468 | 37 693 | 40 308 | 42 326 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 15.7 | 17.8 | 19.7 | 21.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 981 | 8 850 | 9 467 | 10 109 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.9 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 838 | 1 875 | 1 943 | 1 932 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 62.3 | 66.7 | 73.0 | 76.9 | - |
| Total income | $m | 64.8 | 69.9 | 76.1 | 80.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 876 | 35 586 | 37 592 | 39 800 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 264 | 37 268 | 39 176 | 41 753 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.7 | 51.2 | 51.2 | 49.7 | - |
| Females | % | 49.3 | 48.8 | 48.8 | 50.3 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.3 | 20.9 | 20.0 | 18.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 28.8 | 28.2 | 30.2 | 30.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.2 | 23.9 | 21.8 | 22.5 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.9 | 18.8 | 19.1 | 18.4 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 10.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.0 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.5 | 17.4 | 18.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.2 | 8.4 | 8.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.5 | 18.4 | 19.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.4 | 9.1 | 9.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.1 | 10.4 | 9.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.0 | 10.0 | 9.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 143 | 159 | 148 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 021 | 28 927 | 32 617 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 241 | 31 903 | 36 942 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 267 | 255 | 225 | 246 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 84 | 93 | 120 | 126 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 96 | 111 | 117 | 120 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 447 | 459 | 462 | 492 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 45 | 60 | 51 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 18 | 27 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 72 | 78 | 78 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 60 | 66 | 42 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 6 | 24 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 63 | 72 | 66 |
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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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