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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 218 | 186 | 171 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.0 | 6.4 | 5.9 |
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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 | 587 | 590 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 154 | 168 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 148 | 139 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 120 | 129 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 122 | 125 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 174 | 138 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,305 | 1,289 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 60.4 | 49.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,565 | 33,990 | 35,130 | 36,415 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,189 | 2,180 | 2,231 | 2,217 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 66.2 | 67.1 | 69.8 | 72.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 68.3 | 70.1 | 72.9 | 75.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,222 | 30,781 | 31,309 | 32,542 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,180 | 32,151 | 32,656 | 34,077 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 73.0 | 73.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.8 | 6.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.2 | 4.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.6 | 2.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 12.1 | 12.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 93.0 | 96.0 | na | na | na |
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