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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 179 | 151 | 141 | 101 | 110 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 8.7 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 332 | 333 | 341 | 353 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 641 | 1 765 | 1 735 | 1 759 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 54.2 | 60.3 | 64.5 | 68.8 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 021 | 34 152 | 37 159 | 39 097 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 11.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 15.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 993 | 7 375 | 8 375 | 8 865 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.2 | 21.6 | 22.5 | 22.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 525 | 1 633 | 1 593 | 1 635 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 47.8 | 53.0 | 54.2 | 59.0 | - |
| Total income | $m | 49.8 | 55.6 | 57.2 | 61.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 315 | 32 440 | 34 001 | 36 109 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 673 | 34 050 | 35 924 | 37 712 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.9 | 52.2 | 52.1 | 52.9 | - |
| Females | % | 48.1 | 47.8 | 47.9 | 47.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.7 | 23.6 | 22.9 | 22.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.5 | 25.8 | 24.6 | 25.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 21.0 | 19.2 | 19.8 | 20.1 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.3 | 21.1 | 21.5 | 19.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.5 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 12.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.2 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.6 | 12.3 | 13.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.2 | 19.2 | 19.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.0 | 11.3 | 10.2 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 11.2 | 10.8 | 11.1 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.1 | 9.5 | 8.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 152 | 172 | 147 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 3.9 | 5.3 | 4.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 4.1 | 5.7 | 5.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 483 | 30 589 | 32 024 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 26 830 | 33 014 | 34 381 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 138 | 156 | 147 | 141 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 27 | 33 | 36 | 42 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 39 | 42 | 48 | 48 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 204 | 231 | 231 | 231 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 24 | 36 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 12 | 6 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 51 | 36 | 42 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 51 | 33 | 39 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 51 | 36 | 42 |
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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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