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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 244 | 191 | 182 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
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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 | 740 | 758 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 186 | 187 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 164 | 152 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 139 | 139 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 179 | 169 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 210 | 197 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,618 | 1,602 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 52.3 | 50.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 37,342 | 39,805 | 41,506 | 43,090 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,007 | 4,109 | 3,869 | 4,027 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 140.8 | 150.5 | 147.2 | 158.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 146.1 | 158.2 | 155.9 | 167.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 35,144 | 36,621 | 38,051 | 39,437 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 36,460 | 38,503 | 40,301 | 41,675 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 75.9 | 76.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.7 | 5.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.4 | 8.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.0 | 2.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 7.2 | 7.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 191.0 | 207.0 | na | na | na |
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