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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 452 | 363 | 340 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.5 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
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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 | 1,126 | 1,160 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 274 | 274 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 238 | 224 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 218 | 219 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 214 | 188 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 288 | 288 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,358 | 2,353 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 51.8 | 53.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,942 | 35,636 | 36,624 | 37,774 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,240 | 4,152 | 4,131 | 5,019 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 134.3 | 136.0 | 138.2 | 175.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 140.0 | 143.9 | 145.6 | 184.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,685 | 32,761 | 33,457 | 34,893 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,029 | 34,652 | 35,238 | 36,845 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 72.8 | 72.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.0 | 5.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.8 | 7.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.0 | 3.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.7 | 11.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 190.0 | 195.0 | na | na | na |
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