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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Unemployed persons | no. | 302 | 256 | 229 | 152 | 158 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 7.3 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
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| Non-taxable individuals | no. | 563 | 539 | 557 | 555 | - |
| Taxable individuals | no. | 3 004 | 2 792 | 2 834 | 2 863 | - |
| Taxable income | $m | 102.1 | 99.0 | 105.6 | 111.4 | - |
| Average taxable income | $ | 33 975 | 35 479 | 37 249 | 38 902 | - |
| Net tax | $m | 22.5 | 22.4 | 24.0 | 25.2 | - |
| Average net tax | $ | 7 482 | 8 024 | 8 472 | 8 792 | - |
| Average net tax ratio | % | 22.0 | 22.6 | 22.7 | 22.6 | - |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2 820 | 2 592 | 2 650 | 2 672 | - |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 89.0 | 85.4 | 91.0 | 96.1 | - |
| Total income | $m | 92.6 | 89.5 | 95.4 | 100.4 | - |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31 541 | 32 962 | 34 352 | 35 968 | - |
| Average total income | $ | 32 828 | 34 524 | 35 991 | 37 576 | - |
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| Males | % | 52.0 | 52.2 | 52.1 | 52.0 | - |
| Females | % | 48.0 | 47.8 | 47.9 | 48.0 | - |
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| Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 22.7 | 22.8 | 23.5 | 22.6 | - |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.2 | 22.9 | 22.6 | 23.4 | - |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 19.5 | 19.1 | 19.0 | 19.0 | - |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 24.6 | 23.1 | 21.8 | 21.0 | - |
| Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.9 | 12.1 | 13.1 | 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 | % | - | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | - |
| 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 | % | - | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.5 | - |
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| Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 333 | 297 | 273 | - | - |
| Own unincorporated business income | $m | 8.9 | 8.2 | 8.1 | - | - |
| Total income | $m | 9.7 | 8.9 | 8.8 | - | - |
| Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 26 597 | 27 576 | 29 635 | - | - |
| Average total income | $ | 29 113 | 30 051 | 32 385 | - | - |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 573 | 591 | 570 | 543 |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 186 | 204 | 240 | 258 |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 123 | 141 | 162 | 159 |
| Total businesses | no. | - | 882 | 936 | 972 | 960 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 135 | 102 | 132 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 48 | 33 | 51 |
| Total business entries | no. | - | - | 183 | 135 | 183 |
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| Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 117 | 138 | 90 |
| Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 12 | 15 | 39 |
| Total business exits | no. | - | - | 129 | 153 | 129 |
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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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