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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 244 | 190 | 160 | 132 | 151 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 567 | 601 | 570 | 585 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 907 | 3 049 | 3 079 | 3 009 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 96.9 | 104.2 | 112.2 | 113.5 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 327 | 34 170 | 36 451 | 37 728 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 20.1 | 22.2 | 24.4 | 24.4 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 927 | 7 286 | 7 917 | 8 120 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.8 | 21.3 | 21.7 | 21.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 755 | 2 913 | 2 922 | 2 856 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 86.4 | 93.2 | 99.7 | 101.2 | - |
| Total income | $m | 90.3 | 96.9 | 104.6 | 105.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 360 | 31 990 | 34 105 | 35 429 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 765 | 33 272 | 35 810 | 36 810 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.8 | 52.9 | 52.7 | 51.8 | - |
| Females | % | 47.2 | 47.1 | 47.3 | 48.2 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.9 | 20.9 | 20.4 | 20.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.4 | 25.0 | 25.2 | 24.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.0 | 21.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.8 | 20.9 | 21.2 | 21.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.7 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 12.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.0 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 10.6 | 10.7 | 11.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.2 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.9 | 11.2 | 10.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 22.4 | 22.0 | 22.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.3 | 12.2 | 11.5 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 12.2 | 11.7 | 11.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 263 | 254 | 220 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 6.6 | 7.6 | 6.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 7.3 | 8.3 | 7.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 165 | 29 792 | 30 572 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 27 848 | 32 688 | 33 579 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 249 | 255 | 252 | 231 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 33 | 36 | 48 | 72 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 18 | 24 | 30 | 30 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 300 | 315 | 330 | 333 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 69 | 51 | 48 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 21 | 33 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 72 | 72 | 81 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 72 | 48 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 57 | 72 | 54 |
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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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