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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 153 | 101 | 85 | 75 | 78 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 8.5 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 546 | 558 | 560 | 595 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 503 | 1 561 | 1 618 | 1 612 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 46.1 | 50.2 | 54.3 | 57.7 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 30 672 | 32 176 | 33 560 | 35 786 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 9.0 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 12.0 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 5 966 | 6 647 | 6 883 | 7 418 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 19.5 | 20.7 | 20.5 | 20.7 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 071 | 1 129 | 1 164 | 1 171 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 29.4 | 31.7 | 34.4 | 35.6 | - |
| Total income | $m | 31.2 | 33.8 | 36.8 | 38.6 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27 439 | 28 076 | 29 588 | 30 444 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 107 | 29 968 | 31 658 | 32 943 | - |
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| Males | % | 54.1 | 53.1 | 52.9 | 52.0 | - |
| Females | % | 45.9 | 46.9 | 47.1 | 48.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.4 | 19.4 | 18.1 | 18.5 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 18.4 | 17.6 | 16.0 | 16.1 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 24.4 | 24.6 | 24.2 | 22.4 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.3 | 24.0 | 25.4 | 25.7 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 13.5 | 14.4 | 16.3 | 17.2 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 11.1 | 10.3 | 9.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 12.5 | 12.4 | 13.6 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.1 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.4 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.6 | 18.2 | 18.4 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.9 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 11.1 | 8.8 | 8.9 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 15.9 | 16.0 | 16.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 393 | 377 | 362 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 10.9 | 9.5 | 9.7 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.9 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 27 747 | 25 077 | 26 751 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 268 | 28 773 | 30 114 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 369 | 327 | 315 | 333 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 69 | 72 | 75 | 75 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 45 | 54 | 69 | 66 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 483 | 453 | 459 | 474 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 30 | 48 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 24 | 36 | 12 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 72 | 66 | 60 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 69 | 36 | 54 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 0 | 6 | 33 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 69 | 42 | 87 |
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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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