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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 135 | 120 | 116 | 96 | 70 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 9.0 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 6.3 | 4.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 214 | 209 | 190 | 196 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 304 | 1 217 | 1 156 | 1 202 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 50.8 | 49.5 | 49.9 | 56.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 38 941 | 40 650 | 43 173 | 47 366 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 14.9 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 9 472 | 10 100 | 10 869 | 12 431 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 24.3 | 24.8 | 25.2 | 26.2 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 171 | 1 084 | 999 | 1 041 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 43.1 | 40.9 | 39.7 | 45.3 | - |
| Total income | $m | 44.8 | 43.3 | 42.2 | 46.9 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 36 791 | 37 723 | 39 716 | 43 475 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 38 271 | 39 896 | 42 259 | 45 065 | - |
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| Males | % | 51.5 | 52.1 | 49.6 | 51.4 | - |
| Females | % | 48.5 | 47.9 | 50.4 | 48.6 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.0 | 20.9 | 20.5 | 19.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 36.5 | 33.0 | 35.9 | 36.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 20.5 | 20.7 | 19.9 | 21.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.7 | 17.6 | 15.5 | 14.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.0 | 9.9 | 10.5 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 23.0 | 23.4 | 21.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 7.6 | 8.8 | 9.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 6.5 | 7.8 | 6.8 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.1 | 20.0 | 19.3 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.9 | 7.7 | 8.5 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 4.6 | 5.6 | 6.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 11.7 | 10.7 | 9.6 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 118 | 105 | 94 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.6 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 29 460 | 31 258 | 27 167 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 087 | 33 518 | 30 196 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 321 | 372 | 336 | 297 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 96 | 123 | 159 | 162 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 120 | 135 | 141 | 138 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 537 | 630 | 636 | 597 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 84 | 60 | 57 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 36 | 21 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 132 | 96 | 78 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 75 | 108 | 66 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 18 | 12 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 78 | 126 | 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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