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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 177 | 163 | 137 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.9 | 7.7 | 6.5 |
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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 | 489 | 503 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 223 | 234 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 197 | 198 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 136 | 136 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 109 | 114 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 200 | 218 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,354 | 1,403 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 74.7 | 71.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,795 | 31,067 | 31,836 | 33,293 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1,126 | 1,121 | 1,217 | 1,244 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 31.6 | 32.2 | 35.9 | 38.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 32.4 | 33.7 | 37.5 | 40.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,079 | 28,680 | 29,515 | 30,801 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,791 | 30,072 | 30,844 | 32,119 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 61.3 | 61.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.7 | 7.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.8 | 6.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.0 | 3.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 21.8 | 22.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 53.0 | 55.0 | na | na | na |
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