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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 157 | 212 | 186 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.1 | 4.6 | 4.0 |
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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 | 565 | 643 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 191 | 209 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 229 | 227 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 229 | 228 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 197 | 191 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 288 | 289 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,699 | 1,787 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 55.5 | 49.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,374 | 33,048 | 33,973 | 35,268 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,463 | 2,790 | 3,247 | 3,624 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 71.4 | 84.9 | 101.5 | 117.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 73.8 | 88.4 | 106.1 | 123.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,996 | 30,424 | 31,256 | 32,516 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,944 | 31,691 | 32,673 | 34,150 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 71.0 | 71.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.4 | 7.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.5 | 7.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.7 | 1.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.7 | 11.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 104.0 | 123.0 | na | na | na |
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