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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 451 | 410 | 391 | 258 | 257 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 11.5 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 180 | 1 188 | 1 282 | 1 341 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 765 | 3 846 | 4 027 | 4 168 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 134.9 | 137.8 | 146.9 | 156.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 832 | 35 827 | 36 467 | 37 439 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 29.3 | 30.4 | 32.0 | 34.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 791 | 7 905 | 7 953 | 8 205 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.7 | 22.1 | 21.8 | 21.9 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 745 | 2 786 | 2 974 | 3 074 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 77.3 | 80.4 | 89.5 | 95.8 | - |
| Total income | $m | 83.1 | 86.9 | 96.9 | 103.2 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 144 | 28 872 | 30 083 | 31 166 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 268 | 31 190 | 32 568 | 33 575 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.6 | 54.4 | 54.5 | 54.2 | - |
| Females | % | 44.4 | 45.6 | 45.5 | 45.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.7 | 19.7 | 21.2 | 20.3 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.2 | 18.0 | 17.5 | 17.1 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.1 | 26.0 | 24.7 | 24.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.3 | 24.0 | 23.8 | 24.2 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.7 | 12.3 | 12.8 | 13.6 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.1 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.5 | 11.2 | 11.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.2 | 17.9 | 18.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.9 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 14.0 | 15.2 | 15.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.0 | 7.6 | 7.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 906 | 903 | 800 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 50.0 | 42.3 | 27.4 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 47.0 | 44.4 | 33.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 55 206 | 46 838 | 34 217 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 51 915 | 49 144 | 41 437 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 495 | 489 | 513 | 519 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 186 | 210 | 231 | 234 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 111 | 120 | 129 | 120 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 792 | 819 | 873 | 873 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 81 | 69 | 69 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 72 | 39 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 117 | 141 | 108 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 78 | 99 | 51 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 9 | 27 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 84 | 108 | 78 |
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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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