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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 225 | 154 | 183 | 241 | 230 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 5.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 927 | 825 | 1 004 | 1 024 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 140 | 2 741 | 3 068 | 3 050 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 103.6 | 91.3 | 102.1 | 103.8 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 983 | 33 319 | 33 276 | 34 021 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 20.5 | 18.7 | 20.6 | 21.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 529 | 6 834 | 6 726 | 6 938 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 19.8 | 20.5 | 20.2 | 20.4 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 342 | 2 409 | 2 404 | 2 437 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 60.1 | 63.2 | 65.9 | 70.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 63.0 | 67.4 | 68.9 | 74.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 25 668 | 26 225 | 27 395 | 28 965 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 26 884 | 27 980 | 28 648 | 30 390 | - |
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| Males | % | 56.8 | 56.2 | 56.0 | 56.0 | - |
| Females | % | 43.2 | 43.8 | 44.0 | 44.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 23.4 | 21.4 | 22.0 | 20.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.2 | 21.0 | 19.3 | 20.0 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.0 | 23.6 | 24.2 | 22.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.8 | 22.0 | 22.3 | 22.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.5 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 14.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.2 | 14.9 | 14.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.9 | 11.2 | 11.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.6 | 8.7 | 8.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 26.0 | 26.5 | 26.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 6.3 | 4.7 | 5.7 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 047 | 933 | 825 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 51.3 | 42.5 | 28.6 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 43.9 | 37.0 | 30.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 49 012 | 45 544 | 34 670 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 41 970 | 39 673 | 36 928 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 528 | 549 | 549 | 531 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 186 | 198 | 216 | 192 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 132 | 147 | 168 | 180 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 846 | 894 | 933 | 903 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 69 | 57 | 57 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 21 | 57 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 99 | 78 | 114 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 72 | 105 | 93 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 6 | 57 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 78 | 111 | 150 |
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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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