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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 65 | 92 | 64 | 61 | 73 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 381 | 463 | 469 | 460 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 475 | 1 359 | 1 351 | 1 289 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 50.5 | 46.2 | 47.4 | 45.9 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 34 204 | 34 028 | 35 096 | 35 608 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 10.7 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 9.6 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 228 | 7 369 | 7 479 | 7 459 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.1 | 21.7 | 21.3 | 20.9 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 167 | 1 155 | 1 099 | 1 055 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 33.5 | 34.1 | 34.0 | 33.8 | - |
| Total income | $m | 35.1 | 34.4 | 35.2 | 35.0 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 717 | 29 546 | 30 942 | 32 082 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 054 | 29 774 | 32 029 | 33 174 | - |
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| Males | % | 58.2 | 57.3 | 56.1 | 56.2 | - |
| Females | % | 41.8 | 42.7 | 43.9 | 43.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 21.9 | 20.0 | 19.3 | 20.1 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.5 | 23.0 | 23.1 | 21.1 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.9 | 24.3 | 23.9 | 23.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 19.4 | 21.3 | 22.2 | 23.2 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.4 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 9.3 | 8.5 | 8.0 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 11.1 | 12.3 | 11.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.2 | 10.9 | 11.5 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 26.2 | 28.3 | 26.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.0 | 7.9 | 8.9 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 485 | 346 | 330 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 20.1 | 12.3 | 10.6 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 19.0 | 12.9 | 12.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 41 405 | 35 512 | 32 003 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 39 260 | 37 395 | 36 793 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 231 | 252 | 234 | 246 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 102 | 108 | 108 | 105 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 78 | 75 | 78 | 72 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 411 | 435 | 420 | 423 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 33 | 36 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 21 | 15 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 63 | 54 | 51 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 39 | 39 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 45 | 48 | 63 |
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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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