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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 101 | 108 | 80 | 80 | 97 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 5.2 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 496 | 538 | 567 | 630 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 699 | 1 678 | 1 700 | 1 633 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 59.7 | 57.2 | 58.5 | 57.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 123 | 34 104 | 34 393 | 35 003 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 11.9 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 365 | 7 297 | 7 252 | 7 257 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.0 | 21.4 | 21.1 | 20.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 149 | 1 202 | 1 262 | 1 287 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 33.2 | 35.3 | 39.1 | 41.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 34.8 | 37.4 | 41.2 | 42.3 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 909 | 29 390 | 30 974 | 31 924 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 305 | 31 120 | 32 682 | 32 885 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.7 | 54.2 | 54.8 | 53.9 | - |
| Females | % | 44.3 | 45.8 | 45.2 | 46.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.6 | 22.4 | 20.9 | 20.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.2 | 19.1 | 18.6 | 18.9 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.2 | 25.9 | 27.2 | 25.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.9 | 20.5 | 21.2 | 23.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.1 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.2 | 16.0 | 15.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.3 | 13.9 | 14.2 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.0 | 16.9 | 17.8 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.4 | 8.6 | 9.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 16.2 | 17.2 | 15.8 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.4 | 7.1 | 7.1 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 655 | 524 | 420 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 26.4 | 18.2 | 12.3 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 26.2 | 19.4 | 14.7 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 40 266 | 34 721 | 29 388 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 39 947 | 36 991 | 35 050 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 282 | 276 | 237 | 219 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 135 | 138 | 144 | 147 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 99 | 111 | 111 | 120 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 516 | 525 | 492 | 486 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 15 | 42 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 21 | 39 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 75 | 36 | 81 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 36 | 39 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 6 | 33 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 57 | 42 | 72 |
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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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