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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 431 | 297 | 322 | 422 | 362 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 8.8 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 7.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 252 | 1 339 | 1 404 | 1 428 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 532 | 3 940 | 4 047 | 4 099 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 112.4 | 128.0 | 139.0 | 146.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 31 835 | 32 488 | 34 354 | 35 836 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 22.7 | 26.6 | 29.1 | 30.9 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 422 | 6 761 | 7 183 | 7 543 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.2 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 21.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3 002 | 3 329 | 3 381 | 3 441 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 87.2 | 101.5 | 107.8 | 113.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 92.0 | 106.7 | 113.8 | 119.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 035 | 30 481 | 31 889 | 33 014 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 655 | 32 041 | 33 665 | 34 822 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.3 | 53.0 | 52.8 | 52.2 | - |
| Females | % | 46.7 | 47.0 | 47.2 | 47.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.8 | 15.4 | 16.0 | 16.0 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 18.0 | 16.3 | 15.4 | 15.1 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.2 | 26.8 | 25.9 | 25.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 28.0 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 28.4 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.0 | 12.9 | 14.1 | 15.5 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 20.8 | 20.7 | 21.4 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.0 | 12.2 | 11.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 13.6 | 14.4 | 13.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.6 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.2 | 7.6 | 8.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 712 | 671 | 679 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 16.6 | 14.9 | 16.6 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 17.7 | 16.4 | 18.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 23 326 | 22 180 | 24 521 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 24 802 | 24 458 | 27 191 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 492 | 507 | 507 | 522 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 132 | 144 | 189 | 207 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 102 | 102 | 111 | 108 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 726 | 753 | 807 | 837 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 102 | 81 | 87 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 30 | 42 | 27 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 132 | 123 | 114 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 84 | 81 | 78 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 9 | 6 | 39 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 93 | 87 | 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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