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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 165 | 149 | 130 | 108 | 93 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 9.1 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 498 | 485 | 511 | 533 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 398 | 1 478 | 1 469 | 1 432 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 42.3 | 48.3 | 49.4 | 51.0 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 30 262 | 32 692 | 33 641 | 35 613 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 8.0 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 10.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 5 723 | 6 357 | 6 585 | 7 119 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 18.9 | 19.4 | 19.6 | 20.0 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 196 | 1 185 | 1 212 | 1 208 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 33.9 | 35.6 | 38.1 | 39.7 | - |
| Total income | $m | 36.0 | 38.0 | 40.8 | 42.9 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28 305 | 30 064 | 31 396 | 32 858 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 30 058 | 32 060 | 33 695 | 35 530 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.9 | 52.7 | 52.2 | 52.3 | - |
| Females | % | 47.1 | 47.3 | 47.8 | 47.7 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.1 | 15.8 | 14.8 | 15.4 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 23.3 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 20.5 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.4 | 25.8 | 24.5 | 24.9 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 22.7 | 23.6 | 24.9 | 25.1 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 12.5 | 12.8 | 14.0 | 14.1 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.1 | 11.6 | 10.9 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 14.5 | 14.0 | 13.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.5 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 9.0 | 9.2 | 8.0 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.6 | 16.8 | 17.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 7.7 | 7.2 | 8.8 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.4 | 9.9 | 10.1 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 14.9 | 15.7 | 16.1 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.0 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 254 | 288 | 259 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 8.9 | 13.1 | 7.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 8.4 | 11.1 | 8.1 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 34 874 | 45 411 | 27 381 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 33 159 | 38 674 | 31 281 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 240 | 267 | 234 | 222 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 84 | 93 | 90 | 90 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 57 | 63 | 81 | 87 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 381 | 423 | 405 | 399 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 30 | 9 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 18 | 15 | 3 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 54 | 45 | 12 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 63 | 24 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 6 | 9 | 12 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 42 | 72 | 36 |
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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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