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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 176 | 204 | 288 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 3.5 | 4.0 | 6.0 |
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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 | 1,076 | 1,091 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 371 | 383 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 228 | 241 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 238 | 236 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 173 | 189 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 313 | 311 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,399 | 2,451 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 60.3 | 56.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,950 | 31,579 | 34,108 | 34,748 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,789 | 2,837 | 3,559 | 3,649 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 71.6 | 76.4 | 101.3 | 105.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 76.0 | 82.2 | 107.8 | 113.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 25,681 | 26,940 | 28,449 | 28,981 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,245 | 28,962 | 30,299 | 31,138 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 61.7 | 58.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 12.7 | 16.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 8.8 | 9.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.2 | 2.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.4 | 13.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.2 | 0.1 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 121.0 | 137.0 | na | na | na |
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