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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 220 | 156 | 139 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.5 | 6.1 | 5.2 |
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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 | 319 | 347 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 188 | 200 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 164 | 158 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 166 | 167 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 115 | 97 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 263 | 256 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,215 | 1,225 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 57.2 | 57.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,925 | 30,422 | 31,150 | 32,388 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1,535 | 1,540 | 1,446 | 1,495 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 41.4 | 42.7 | 41.6 | 45.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 42.0 | 44.5 | 43.4 | 47.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,993 | 27,704 | 28,789 | 30,279 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,392 | 28,876 | 30,014 | 31,485 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 65.0 | 66.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 11.5 | 8.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.6 | 4.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.9 | 2.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 17.6 | 18.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 65.0 | 68.0 | na | na | na |
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