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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 425 | 318 | 273 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.1 | 7.3 | 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 | 926 | 925 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 341 | 346 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 242 | 216 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 216 | 217 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 159 | 159 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 281 | 266 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,165 | 2,130 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 55.6 | 58.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,225 | 33,743 | 34,787 | 36,349 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,646 | 3,682 | 3,678 | 3,707 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 113.0 | 117.2 | 121.2 | 126.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 116.6 | 122.4 | 126.6 | 132.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,000 | 31,822 | 32,949 | 34,175 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,971 | 33,232 | 34,430 | 35,858 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 75.2 | 75.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.7 | 4.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.3 | 3.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.2 | 2.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.0 | 13.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 154.0 | 159.0 | na | na | na |
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