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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 366 | 322 | 270 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.6 | 7.6 | 6.3 |
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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 | 797 | 794 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 199 | 195 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 415 | 364 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 149 | 148 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 188 | 174 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 242 | 227 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,990 | 1,902 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 50.2 | 50.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,096 | 36,010 | 35,320 | 39,420 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,568 | 2,564 | 2,882 | 2,816 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 71.4 | 75.0 | 88.4 | 91.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 74.5 | 79.3 | 93.9 | 97.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,818 | 29,267 | 30,661 | 32,320 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,018 | 30,945 | 32,587 | 34,609 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 59.7 | 60.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.7 | 6.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 14.6 | 15.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.0 | 3.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 12.7 | 12.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.4 | 1.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 125.0 | 131.0 | na | na | na |
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