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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 277 | 216 | 288 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.8 | 5.0 | 6.6 |
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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 | 1,224 | 1,237 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 465 | 460 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 227 | 215 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 204 | 212 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 184 | 155 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 345 | 310 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,649 | 2,590 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 63.8 | 61.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,295 | 31,927 | 33,656 | 34,130 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,248 | 3,217 | 3,232 | 3,275 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 90.6 | 94.2 | 95.3 | 101.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 94.3 | 99.0 | 100.7 | 106.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,907 | 29,268 | 29,494 | 30,852 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,023 | 30,771 | 31,142 | 32,390 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 66.7 | 62.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.4 | 12.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.3 | 6.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.2 | 3.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 16.0 | 15.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 140.0 | 157.0 | na | na | na |
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