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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 139 | 131 | 138 | 153 | 174 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 932 | 1 223 | 1 172 | 1 072 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 608 | 3 325 | 3 490 | 3 605 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 122.3 | 108.1 | 119.9 | 132.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 904 | 32 516 | 34 371 | 36 617 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 25.3 | 22.7 | 25.0 | 27.5 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 006 | 6 841 | 7 164 | 7 619 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.7 | 21.0 | 20.8 | 20.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 688 | 2 720 | 2 757 | 2 745 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 81.0 | 83.3 | 87.9 | 92.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 86.5 | 87.4 | 92.7 | 97.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 143 | 30 602 | 31 867 | 33 548 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 171 | 32 122 | 33 621 | 35 358 | - |
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| Males | % | 56.1 | 54.7 | 53.9 | 54.2 | - |
| Females | % | 43.9 | 45.3 | 46.1 | 45.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.8 | 19.3 | 19.9 | 20.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.8 | 21.3 | 20.7 | 19.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.1 | 26.5 | 25.9 | 25.7 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.8 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 21.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.5 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 12.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.3 | 14.7 | 14.2 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.8 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.3 | 11.8 | 12.1 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.7 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.9 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 19.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 089 | 675 | 790 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 39.2 | 16.0 | 20.9 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 37.8 | 17.2 | 23.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 35 991 | 23 639 | 26 499 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 34 701 | 25 477 | 29 769 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 720 | 681 | 657 | 717 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 204 | 225 | 243 | 243 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 105 | 114 | 117 | 129 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 029 | 1 020 | 1 017 | 1 089 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 96 | 90 | 87 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 27 | 45 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 132 | 117 | 132 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 111 | 87 | 75 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 6 | 39 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 114 | 93 | 114 |
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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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