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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 129 | 145 | 127 | 91 | 122 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.8 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 5.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 656 | 653 | 676 | 709 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 324 | 1 316 | 1 428 | 1 449 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 37.8 | 38.1 | 45.8 | 48.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 28 554 | 28 915 | 32 044 | 33 738 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 7.3 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 9.8 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 5 486 | 5 514 | 6 295 | 6 740 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 19.2 | 19.1 | 19.6 | 20.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 122 | 1 124 | 1 186 | 1 230 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 29.9 | 31.6 | 35.3 | 38.2 | - |
| Total income | $m | 30.8 | 31.9 | 36.8 | 39.4 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26 609 | 28 107 | 29 792 | 31 015 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 27 479 | 28 401 | 31 004 | 32 058 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.7 | 55.7 | 55.7 | 56.3 | - |
| Females | % | 44.3 | 44.3 | 44.3 | 43.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.3 | 19.0 | 19.3 | 21.4 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.0 | 22.2 | 20.9 | 19.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 23.3 | 24.6 | 25.0 | 23.7 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 21.2 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 21.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.2 | 13.6 | 14.2 | 14.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 13.3 | 12.0 | 12.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.0 | 16.6 | 16.1 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.1 | 7.7 | 8.1 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 26.2 | 26.9 | 26.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.8 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 448 | 363 | 379 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 10.0 | 7.2 | 9.6 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 9.7 | 7.8 | 9.7 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 22 365 | 19 820 | 25 317 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 21 755 | 21 488 | 25 605 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 423 | 429 | 447 | 408 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 102 | 105 | 111 | 114 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 36 | 39 | 51 | 54 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 561 | 573 | 609 | 576 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 60 | 27 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 24 | 24 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 60 | 84 | 51 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 42 | 54 | 57 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 45 | 54 | 75 |
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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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