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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 633 | 427 | 452 | 567 | 521 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 8.9 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 6.7 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 1 660 | 1 708 | 1 791 | 1 834 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 6 129 | 6 396 | 6 610 | 6 841 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 196.1 | 210.7 | 227.6 | 244.8 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 32 003 | 32 934 | 34 434 | 35 791 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 39.9 | 44.2 | 47.7 | 51.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 513 | 6 905 | 7 209 | 7 470 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.3 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 20.9 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5 545 | 5 784 | 5 953 | 6 174 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 162.9 | 177.4 | 189.8 | 204.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 172.9 | 187.0 | 200.3 | 215.8 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 386 | 30 671 | 31 876 | 33 145 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 186 | 32 338 | 33 640 | 34 947 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.4 | 53.2 | 52.9 | 52.9 | - |
| Females | % | 46.6 | 46.8 | 47.1 | 47.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 20.5 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 20.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 21.8 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.5 | 24.6 | 23.5 | 22.6 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.4 | 22.7 | 23.4 | 23.8 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 11.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.4 | 16.3 | 16.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.3 | 16.6 | 17.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.0 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 12.6 | 12.2 | 12.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 662 | 617 | 624 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 17.3 | 15.7 | 17.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 18.8 | 17.4 | 19.3 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 118 | 25 484 | 27 438 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 28 400 | 28 196 | 30 964 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 555 | 528 | 513 | 492 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 183 | 192 | 225 | 210 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 132 | 144 | 153 | 168 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 870 | 864 | 891 | 870 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 99 | 84 | 99 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 51 | 45 | 45 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 150 | 129 | 144 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 123 | 99 | 126 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 3 | 39 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 126 | 102 | 165 |
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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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