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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 358 | 309 | 293 | 245 | 267 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.0 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 117 | 1 146 | 1 146 | 1 118 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 4 329 | 4 552 | 4 593 | 4 693 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 157.8 | 171.8 | 182.8 | 196.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 36 449 | 37 736 | 39 795 | 41 808 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 36.0 | 40.2 | 43.1 | 46.5 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 325 | 8 830 | 9 387 | 9 898 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.8 | 23.4 | 23.6 | 23.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 974 | 4 164 | 4 180 | 4 246 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 135.2 | 146.3 | 154.0 | 163.4 | - |
| Total income | $m | 142.0 | 153.6 | 161.8 | 171.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34 011 | 35 144 | 36 829 | 38 485 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 729 | 36 889 | 38 696 | 40 463 | - |
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| Males | % | 50.5 | 50.8 | 51.3 | 50.9 | - |
| Females | % | 49.5 | 49.2 | 48.7 | 49.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.0 | 20.7 | 21.1 | 21.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 26.8 | 26.8 | 26.0 | 25.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.2 | 22.0 | 21.7 | 21.8 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.3 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.6 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 21.7 | 22.0 | 22.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.3 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.3 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 10.4 | 10.3 | 9.7 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 392 | 382 | 367 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.5 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 436 | 28 411 | 31 437 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 819 | 31 640 | 35 284 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 579 | 612 | 555 | 522 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 117 | 132 | 153 | 183 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 144 | 162 | 168 | 171 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 840 | 906 | 876 | 876 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 120 | 114 | 105 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 48 | 48 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 162 | 162 | 153 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 114 | 93 | 102 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 114 | 93 | 129 |
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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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