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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 207 | 222 | 192 | 142 | 141 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 15.9 | 14.2 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 8.4 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 307 | 316 | 307 | 272 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 1 763 | 1 868 | 1 898 | 2 016 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 83.3 | 92.3 | 97.0 | 109.1 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 47 250 | 49 430 | 51 118 | 54 115 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 22.5 | 25.7 | 26.7 | 30.3 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 12 783 | 13 734 | 14 056 | 15 021 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 27.1 | 27.8 | 27.5 | 27.8 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1 500 | 1 610 | 1 639 | 1 718 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 64.3 | 70.7 | 75.0 | 84.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 68.3 | 75.3 | 79.3 | 88.4 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 42 874 | 43 889 | 45 733 | 48 958 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 45 542 | 46 759 | 48 350 | 51 456 | - |
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| Males | % | 53.5 | 54.3 | 54.6 | 54.6 | - |
| Females | % | 46.5 | 45.7 | 45.4 | 45.4 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 27.5 | 29.3 | 29.2 | 29.7 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 28.0 | 29.1 | 30.2 | 29.7 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 19.5 | 17.8 | 17.2 | 17.2 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 17.3 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 15.3 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | - |
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| Managers and Administrators | % | - | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 | - |
| Professionals | % | - | 25.5 | 26.6 | 26.5 | - |
| Associate Professionals | % | - | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | - |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.7 | - |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | - |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 12.7 | 12.4 | 13.5 | - |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | - |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | - |
| Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.5 | - |
| Not Stated | % | - | 39.6 | 39.5 | 38.2 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 73 | 69 | 68 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 51 614 | 57 607 | 58 551 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 60 563 | 66 294 | 68 286 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 159 | 198 | 183 | 180 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 66 | 72 | 81 | 78 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 75 | 96 | 99 | 93 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 300 | 366 | 363 | 351 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 39 | 39 | 21 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 27 | 15 | 9 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 66 | 54 | 30 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 36 | 48 | 24 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 39 | 57 | 42 |
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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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