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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 154 | 131 | 128 | 127 | 113 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 843 | 908 | 970 | 1 012 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 801 | 2 827 | 2 728 | 2 746 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 99.8 | 100.6 | 101.2 | 103.6 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 35 620 | 35 568 | 37 093 | 37 727 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 21.7 | 22.3 | 22.6 | 22.8 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 732 | 7 879 | 8 275 | 8 289 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 21.7 | 22.2 | 22.3 | 22.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 146 | 2 223 | 2 194 | 2 285 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 67.4 | 71.6 | 73.5 | 79.8 | - |
| Total income | $m | 70.8 | 74.5 | 76.5 | 82.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 387 | 32 183 | 33 502 | 34 922 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 965 | 33 516 | 34 876 | 36 174 | - |
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| Males | % | 55.1 | 55.0 | 54.8 | 54.3 | - |
| Females | % | 44.9 | 45.0 | 45.2 | 45.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.9 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 17.8 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.0 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 19.2 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 25.3 | 24.6 | 23.8 | 23.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.2 | 23.3 | 23.5 | 23.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.6 | 13.5 | 14.6 | 15.3 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.2 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.9 | 15.3 | 15.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.6 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 14.4 | 14.0 | 14.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.2 | 16.9 | 17.6 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.2 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 7.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 18.7 | 17.6 | 16.7 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.4 | 9.0 | 8.4 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 853 | 741 | 650 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 27.9 | 21.3 | 18.2 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 29.8 | 23.6 | 20.5 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 32 717 | 28 784 | 27 971 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 35 004 | 31 890 | 31 493 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 690 | 651 | 600 | 582 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 324 | 330 | 336 | 345 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 273 | 279 | 285 | 300 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 1 287 | 1 260 | 1 221 | 1 227 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 78 | 51 | 69 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 36 | 57 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 105 | 87 | 126 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 78 | 123 | 72 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 15 | 15 | 45 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 93 | 138 | 117 |
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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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