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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 185 | 200 | 150 | 147 | 221 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 6.7 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 734 | 746 | 828 | 823 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 348 | 2 358 | 2 303 | 2 357 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 78.3 | 76.7 | 77.1 | 81.2 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 356 | 32 511 | 33 478 | 34 438 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 16.5 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 6 742 | 6 711 | 6 875 | 6 998 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 20.2 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 20.3 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 718 | 1 744 | 1 759 | 1 838 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 49.4 | 51.2 | 54.8 | 58.5 | - |
| Total income | $m | 52.3 | 53.3 | 57.5 | 61.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 780 | 29 353 | 31 126 | 31 826 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 460 | 30 546 | 32 665 | 33 587 | - |
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| Males | % | 56.0 | 55.3 | 54.6 | 54.0 | - |
| Females | % | 44.0 | 44.7 | 45.4 | 46.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 23.4 | 20.8 | 20.6 | 21.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.5 | 21.3 | 20.5 | 20.1 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 22.6 | 23.6 | 23.7 | 23.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 20.0 | 21.3 | 22.1 | 21.3 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.5 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.9 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.7 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 16.0 | 16.3 | 15.3 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 15.3 | 14.1 | 15.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.0 | 15.8 | 15.2 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 10.3 | 9.9 | 10.4 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 14.7 | 15.4 | 14.8 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.1 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 785 | 660 | 497 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 31.4 | 20.6 | 12.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 28.2 | 21.4 | 14.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 39 979 | 31 223 | 24 430 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 953 | 32 498 | 29 168 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 501 | 465 | 435 | 456 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 174 | 180 | 192 | 180 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 150 | 171 | 186 | 174 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 825 | 816 | 813 | 810 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 66 | 45 | 57 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 36 | 15 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 90 | 81 | 72 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 66 | 78 | 36 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 12 | 42 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 81 | 90 | 78 |
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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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