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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 350 | 285 | 218 | 170 | 224 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 9.7 | 7.3 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 441 | 1 486 | 1 526 | 1 621 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 510 | 3 776 | 4 104 | 4 237 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 105.5 | 119.1 | 141.3 | 148.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 30 061 | 31 551 | 34 424 | 34 989 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 20.6 | 24.1 | 29.9 | 30.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 5 883 | 6 386 | 7 289 | 7 100 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 19.6 | 20.2 | 21.2 | 20.3 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 644 | 2 805 | 3 036 | 3 160 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 71.7 | 79.1 | 89.2 | 95.8 | - |
| Total income | $m | 76.1 | 84.1 | 96.7 | 103.1 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27 120 | 28 197 | 29 394 | 30 328 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 767 | 29 988 | 31 850 | 32 620 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.7 | 52.4 | 50.7 | 50.0 | - |
| Females | % | 48.3 | 47.6 | 49.3 | 50.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.8 | 18.8 | 18.4 | 19.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 18.7 | 18.3 | 18.0 | 17.1 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.4 | 23.2 | 22.9 | 22.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.4 | 25.1 | 24.7 | 25.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.7 | 14.6 | 16.0 | 16.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.9 | 9.9 | 8.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 13.9 | 13.3 | 14.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 17.1 | 17.4 | 18.8 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.1 | 11.3 | 10.9 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 14.5 | 12.8 | 13.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.3 | 9.4 | 8.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 757 | 731 | 742 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 17.7 | 18.1 | 19.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 19.0 | 19.9 | 21.7 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 435 | 24 753 | 26 531 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 25 145 | 27 226 | 29 241 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 678 | 639 | 630 | 609 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 156 | 165 | 186 | 177 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 123 | 144 | 153 | 153 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 957 | 948 | 969 | 939 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 87 | 90 | 90 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 21 | 57 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 117 | 111 | 147 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 123 | 114 | 87 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 15 | 30 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 129 | 129 | 117 |
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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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