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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 232 | 158 | 145 | 112 | 148 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 9.0 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 5.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 558 | 549 | 611 | 641 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 639 | 1 714 | 1 849 | 1 925 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 51.1 | 55.5 | 63.9 | 70.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 31 150 | 32 388 | 34 571 | 36 407 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 10.3 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 298 | 6 803 | 7 358 | 7 819 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.2 | 21.0 | 21.3 | 21.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 446 | 1 495 | 1 618 | 1 670 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 41.6 | 45.3 | 51.3 | 54.7 | - |
| Total income | $m | 43.4 | 47.1 | 53.9 | 57.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 789 | 30 279 | 31 687 | 32 759 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 014 | 31 485 | 33 338 | 34 316 | - |
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| Males | % | 57.0 | 55.9 | 55.7 | 54.8 | - |
| Females | % | 43.0 | 44.1 | 44.3 | 45.2 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.7 | 16.5 | 18.1 | 18.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.1 | 19.5 | 18.6 | 17.6 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 28.8 | 27.5 | 26.6 | 26.6 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.4 | 25.8 | 25.0 | 25.4 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.0 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 12.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.3 | 5.8 | 6.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 8.7 | 8.4 | 9.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.2 | 13.4 | 12.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.2 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 10.2 | 10.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 21.9 | 22.8 | 20.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 6.5 | 7.4 | 8.3 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 325 | 319 | 329 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 7.7 | 7.9 | 9.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 8.4 | 8.9 | 10.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 779 | 24 621 | 27 529 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 25 770 | 27 923 | 31 101 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 432 | 441 | 423 | 396 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 93 | 96 | 120 | 144 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 72 | 87 | 84 | 87 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 597 | 624 | 627 | 627 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 87 | 57 | 48 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 24 | 45 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 99 | 81 | 93 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 93 | 84 | 75 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 9 | 30 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 96 | 93 | 105 |
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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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