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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 182 | 148 | 135 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 |
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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 | 493 | 490 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 141 | 144 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 128 | 114 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 125 | 120 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 113 | 104 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 140 | 143 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,140 | 1,115 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 52.1 | 53.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,326 | 36,362 | 37,290 | 38,715 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,501 | 2,521 | 2,439 | 2,404 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 81.9 | 85.4 | 85.7 | 87.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 85.0 | 89.9 | 90.3 | 91.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32,758 | 33,887 | 35,143 | 36,304 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,990 | 35,662 | 37,010 | 38,183 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 77.0 | 76.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.8 | 5.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.9 | 6.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.0 | 3.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 8.7 | 9.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 109.0 | 117.0 | na | na | na |
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