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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 274 | 205 | 162 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 12.4 | 8.0 | 6.3 |
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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 | 558 | 560 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 221 | 219 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 250 | 202 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 162 | 162 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 109 | 90 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 200 | 190 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,500 | 1,422 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 58.4 | 58.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,970 | 40,067 | 35,381 | 34,860 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1,759 | 1,820 | 1,583 | 1,671 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 48.5 | 53.0 | 47.5 | 52.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 50.8 | 55.4 | 55.7 | 55.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,562 | 29,123 | 30,026 | 31,304 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,860 | 30,466 | 35,208 | 33,075 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 59.5 | 63.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 11.1 | 8.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.7 | 5.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.6 | 3.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 17.2 | 18.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.9 | 1.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 85.0 | 89.0 | na | na | na |
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