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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 361 | 305 | 283 | 183 | 169 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.7 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 348 | 1 469 | 1 570 | 1 601 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 4 272 | 4 351 | 4 428 | 4 470 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 161.9 | 165.3 | 162.5 | 167.8 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 37 901 | 37 998 | 36 692 | 37 545 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 34.3 | 36.2 | 35.0 | 36.5 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 8 035 | 8 330 | 7 904 | 8 167 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.2 | 21.9 | 21.5 | 21.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 570 | 2 620 | 2 764 | 2 856 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 70.0 | 74.2 | 81.7 | 88.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 76.6 | 80.3 | 88.9 | 96.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27 234 | 28 327 | 29 551 | 31 012 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 809 | 30 655 | 32 147 | 33 799 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.1 | 53.8 | 53.6 | 53.2 | - |
| Females | % | 44.9 | 46.2 | 46.4 | 46.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.0 | 18.9 | 19.0 | 18.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 16.9 | 16.4 | 17.3 | 16.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.2 | 25.0 | 24.4 | 23.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.9 | 25.5 | 24.9 | 25.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 15.4 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.7 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 15.9 | 15.0 | 14.7 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.3 | 12.8 | 12.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 15.9 | 16.3 | 15.9 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.6 | 8.9 | 8.6 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 17.6 | 17.7 | 18.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.1 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 1 642 | 1 562 | 1 417 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 90.2 | 78.6 | 52.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 86.6 | 79.1 | 59.7 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 54 910 | 50 338 | 36 773 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 52 741 | 50 614 | 42 144 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 702 | 702 | 696 | 702 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 357 | 360 | 384 | 360 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 162 | 180 | 198 | 207 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 221 | 1 242 | 1 278 | 1 269 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 57 | 90 | 102 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 63 | 57 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 93 | 153 | 159 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 84 | 150 | 72 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 9 | 60 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 99 | 159 | 132 |
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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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