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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 310 | 247 | 231 | 185 | 192 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.2 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 716 | 755 | 761 | 763 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 399 | 3 503 | 3 493 | 3 559 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 119.9 | 128.9 | 135.1 | 144.7 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 271 | 36 785 | 38 674 | 40 669 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 26.3 | 28.9 | 30.3 | 32.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 742 | 8 252 | 8 663 | 9 157 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.9 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.5 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 184 | 3 260 | 3 256 | 3 295 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 106.7 | 113.5 | 117.9 | 126.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 111.3 | 118.8 | 124.4 | 132.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33 516 | 34 808 | 36 219 | 38 406 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 967 | 36 443 | 38 195 | 40 085 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.5 | 51.5 | 51.4 | 51.5 | - |
| Females | % | 48.5 | 48.5 | 48.6 | 48.5 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.4 | 18.9 | 18.1 | 17.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 28.5 | 28.7 | 28.8 | 28.5 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.5 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.6 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.8 | 18.8 | 19.3 | 18.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.8 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 11.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 17.7 | 18.9 | 18.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.1 | 8.4 | 9.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 21.3 | 21.0 | 21.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 13.8 | 14.1 | 13.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 240 | 233 | 229 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 25 027 | 27 261 | 30 087 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 27 300 | 30 325 | 32 766 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 213 | 198 | 195 | 216 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 48 | 60 | 69 | 69 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 24 | 27 | 30 | 36 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 285 | 285 | 294 | 321 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 57 | 45 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 21 | 15 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 69 | 78 | 60 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 45 | 66 | 30 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 3 | 24 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 48 | 69 | 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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