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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 321 | 249 | 258 | 266 | 288 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 11.0 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 698 | 746 | 797 | 795 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 444 | 2 533 | 2 559 | 2 578 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 77.6 | 82.9 | 85.5 | 94.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 31 770 | 32 731 | 33 411 | 36 496 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 15.6 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 20.4 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 379 | 6 706 | 6 813 | 7 895 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.1 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 21.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 014 | 2 098 | 2 152 | 2 122 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 59.8 | 63.9 | 67.6 | 70.5 | - |
| Total income | $m | 62.7 | 66.7 | 70.9 | 73.5 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29 666 | 30 469 | 31 410 | 33 198 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 31 139 | 31 812 | 32 924 | 34 633 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.4 | 54.5 | 52.9 | 52.2 | - |
| Females | % | 45.6 | 45.5 | 47.1 | 47.8 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.9 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 17.4 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.6 | 20.6 | 21.0 | 20.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.9 | 25.2 | 24.3 | 24.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.8 | 24.4 | 25.0 | 23.5 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.8 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 14.7 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.3 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.9 | 16.3 | 15.9 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 13.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 14.7 | 14.9 | 15.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.3 | 7.2 | 8.0 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 8.3 | 9.7 | 9.5 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 15.0 | 15.6 | 14.2 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 482 | 475 | 443 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 14.2 | 14.7 | 11.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 14.6 | 15.0 | 12.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 29 428 | 31 039 | 26 365 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 380 | 31 586 | 29 013 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 336 | 339 | 342 | 366 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 90 | 105 | 120 | 111 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 81 | 84 | 81 | 87 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 507 | 528 | 543 | 564 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 45 | 63 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 48 | 60 | 90 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 81 | 63 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 48 | 87 | 75 |
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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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