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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 323 | 252 | 221 | 193 | 199 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.5 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 786 | 893 | 914 | 875 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 081 | 3 498 | 3 500 | 3 611 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 112.8 | 132.1 | 139.9 | 152.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 619 | 37 767 | 39 978 | 42 101 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 25.8 | 30.6 | 32.7 | 35.8 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 386 | 8 751 | 9 356 | 9 923 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.9 | 23.2 | 23.4 | 23.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 764 | 3 109 | 3 126 | 3 200 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 92.5 | 108.5 | 113.9 | 122.7 | - |
| Total income | $m | 97.4 | 114.5 | 120.6 | 129.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 465 | 34 881 | 36 446 | 38 341 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 246 | 36 831 | 38 564 | 40 460 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.9 | 51.5 | 52.0 | 51.6 | - |
| Females | % | 48.1 | 48.5 | 48.0 | 48.4 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.6 | 20.0 | 20.7 | 20.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.8 | 23.6 | 23.4 | 23.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.2 | 21.7 | 21.2 | 21.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.4 | 21.5 | 21.2 | 21.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.8 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.1 | 7.5 | 8.1 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 21.3 | 21.4 | 21.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.8 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.7 | 10.8 | 9.9 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 272 | 297 | 282 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 7.6 | 9.0 | 9.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 8.6 | 10.1 | 10.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 28 101 | 30 387 | 32 196 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 634 | 34 030 | 35 872 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 288 | 291 | 270 | 291 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 84 | 96 | 99 | 81 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 45 | 54 | 57 | 48 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 417 | 441 | 426 | 420 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 63 | 30 | 54 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 24 | 18 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 81 | 54 | 72 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 93 | 51 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 0 | 33 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 60 | 93 | 84 |
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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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