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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 244 | 196 | 168 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.6 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 510 | 503 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 146 | 146 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 323 | 281 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 97 | 97 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 160 | 137 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 166 | 157 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,402 | 1,322 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 46.9 | 52.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 37,767 | 42,314 | 41,788 | 45,094 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,640 | 2,703 | 2,480 | 2,423 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 78.5 | 85.1 | 81.5 | 84.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 82.5 | 93.0 | 87.3 | 91.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,717 | 31,492 | 32,863 | 34,764 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,236 | 34,391 | 35,215 | 37,678 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 57.9 | 56.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.8 | 7.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 19.2 | 21.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.0 | 3.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 9.2 | 8.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 2.0 | 2.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 144.0 | 164.0 | na | na | na |
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