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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 148 | 171 | 121 | 116 | 125 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 10.8 | 10.3 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 272 | 272 | 280 | 269 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 428 | 1 435 | 1 433 | 1 470 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 59.3 | 61.7 | 67.7 | 74.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 41 494 | 43 034 | 47 215 | 50 592 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 14.8 | 15.7 | 17.8 | 19.8 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 10 354 | 10 934 | 12 400 | 13 470 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 25.0 | 25.4 | 26.3 | 26.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 301 | 1 297 | 1 292 | 1 328 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 49.5 | 51.1 | 53.5 | 58.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 51.8 | 53.4 | 56.7 | 61.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 38 025 | 39 431 | 41 415 | 43 875 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 39 816 | 41 195 | 43 882 | 46 441 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.5 | 55.2 | 55.0 | 55.0 | - |
| Females | % | 45.5 | 44.8 | 45.0 | 45.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.3 | 20.1 | 21.0 | 21.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 29.5 | 29.5 | 27.7 | 27.1 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.3 | 21.4 | 21.5 | 20.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.9 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 20.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.0 | 9.3 | 10.2 | 11.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.5 | 8.9 | 9.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 22.6 | 23.1 | 22.8 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.0 | 15.8 | 15.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 15.4 | 14.4 | 14.1 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 138 | 126 | 114 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.4 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 37 646 | 43 285 | 50 349 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 41 632 | 47 796 | 55 991 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 147 | 138 | 147 | 111 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 33 | 36 | 45 | 60 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 24 | 27 | 33 | 36 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 204 | 201 | 225 | 207 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 27 | 18 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 15 | 18 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 33 | 42 | 36 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 24 | 45 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 54 | 24 | 51 |
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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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