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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 416 | 397 | 290 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.9 | 8.8 | 6.2 |
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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 | 1,281 | 1,349 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 643 | 673 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 456 | 423 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 295 | 324 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 261 | 266 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 605 | 563 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,541 | 3,598 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 73.8 | 70.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,313 | 32,071 | 32,831 | 33,435 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,461 | 3,467 | 3,336 | 3,427 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 100.0 | 103.4 | 102.1 | 109.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 104.2 | 108.8 | 107.9 | 114.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,892 | 29,829 | 30,619 | 31,904 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,097 | 31,387 | 32,350 | 33,354 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 66.1 | 65.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.5 | 6.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.2 | 5.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.4 | 2.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 20.3 | 20.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 155.0 | 164.0 | na | na | na |
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