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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 679 | 633 | 504 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.9 | 6.0 | 4.6 |
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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 | 906 | 960 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 546 | 564 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 819 | 788 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 577 | 588 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 374 | 362 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 454 | 444 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,676 | 3,706 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 49.4 | 52.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,928 | 33,464 | 34,322 | 35,603 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 7,240 | 7,175 | 7,164 | 7,470 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 213.9 | 221.8 | 226.9 | 246.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 221.2 | 230.8 | 237.2 | 257.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,543 | 30,914 | 31,679 | 33,005 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,548 | 32,164 | 33,103 | 34,460 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 74.4 | 74.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.5 | 7.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.5 | 5.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.9 | 11.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 296.0 | 310.0 | na | na | na |
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