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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 161 | 126 | 107 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.1 | 6.2 | 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 | 610 | 622 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 152 | 152 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 146 | 133 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 111 | 109 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 64 | 67 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 171 | 169 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,254 | 1,250 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 52.5 | 51.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,246 | 35,399 | 36,220 | 39,685 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1,426 | 1,430 | 1,374 | 1,397 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 41.3 | 43.5 | 42.8 | 45.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 43.4 | 46.5 | 46.0 | 49.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,952 | 30,417 | 31,146 | 32,703 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,442 | 32,485 | 33,488 | 35,197 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 59.0 | 58.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.9 | 6.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 12.8 | 14.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.7 | 4.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 15.3 | 15.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.3 | 1.1 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 73.0 | 79.0 | na | na | na |
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