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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 358 | 342 | 272 | 246 | 263 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 12.6 | 12.3 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 8.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 630 | 673 | 695 | 718 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 273 | 2 329 | 2 436 | 2 497 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 72.3 | 77.5 | 84.3 | 90.3 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 31 823 | 33 272 | 34 623 | 36 148 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 14.8 | 16.3 | 17.7 | 19.1 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 503 | 6 995 | 7 285 | 7 630 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.4 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.1 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 075 | 2 171 | 2 236 | 2 313 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 62.3 | 67.3 | 72.8 | 77.2 | - |
| Total income | $m | 64.9 | 70.4 | 76.2 | 80.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 037 | 30 983 | 32 561 | 33 383 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 257 | 32 402 | 34 063 | 34 904 | - |
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| Males | % | 56.1 | 56.1 | 56.5 | 56.2 | - |
| Females | % | 43.9 | 43.9 | 43.5 | 43.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.2 | 18.0 | 17.4 | 17.9 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.4 | 21.1 | 20.7 | 20.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 27.5 | 27.1 | 26.7 | 26.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.2 | 22.3 | 23.4 | 23.6 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.6 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.4 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 18.9 | 19.3 | 19.0 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 11.8 | 12.4 | 12.3 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.7 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 17.7 | 17.7 | 19.1 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.0 | 8.4 | 8.0 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 248 | 237 | 219 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 7.5 | 5.9 | 6.4 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 8.1 | 6.6 | 7.0 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 30 062 | 25 068 | 29 261 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 626 | 27 743 | 32 027 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 183 | 186 | 156 | 159 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 27 | 30 | 42 | 39 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 39 | 45 | 57 | 54 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 249 | 261 | 255 | 252 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 24 | 27 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 24 | 9 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 39 | 48 | 36 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 36 | 18 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 48 | 39 | 27 |
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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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