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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 205 | 176 | 159 | 105 | 110 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.5 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 395 | 380 | 393 | 391 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 2 108 | 1 969 | 1 998 | 2 016 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 71.6 | 69.8 | 74.4 | 78.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 967 | 35 479 | 37 239 | 38 909 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 15.8 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 17.7 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 480 | 8 024 | 8 470 | 8 794 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.0 | 22.6 | 22.7 | 22.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 978 | 1 828 | 1 868 | 1 882 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 62.4 | 60.3 | 64.2 | 67.7 | - |
| Total income | $m | 65.0 | 63.1 | 67.2 | 70.7 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 548 | 32 962 | 34 348 | 35 965 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 835 | 34 524 | 35 987 | 37 573 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.0 | 52.2 | 52.1 | 51.9 | - |
| Females | % | 48.0 | 47.8 | 47.9 | 48.1 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.8 | 22.8 | 23.6 | 22.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.2 | 22.9 | 22.6 | 23.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 19.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.6 | 23.2 | 21.8 | 20.9 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 11.0 | 12.1 | 13.0 | 14.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.8 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.0 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.6 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 20.2 | 19.9 | 19.7 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.1 | 11.0 | 10.8 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 9.4 | 9.8 | 9.9 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 234 | 210 | 193 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 554 | 27 505 | 29 545 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 066 | 29 973 | 32 287 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 372 | 369 | 351 | 330 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 84 | 108 | 123 | 114 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 81 | 102 | 99 | 105 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 537 | 579 | 573 | 549 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 54 | 60 | 75 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 33 | 30 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 81 | 93 | 105 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 87 | 87 | 81 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 9 | 27 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 90 | 96 | 108 |
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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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