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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 533 | 473 | 376 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.1 | 7.1 | 5.7 |
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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 | 737 | 794 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 425 | 465 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 394 | 381 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 370 | 367 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 298 | 289 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 519 | 539 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,743 | 2,836 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 52.1 | 51.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,574 | 31,415 | 32,405 | 34,894 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,959 | 5,087 | 4,722 | 5,003 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 143.1 | 150.8 | 144.1 | 158.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 147.4 | 156.3 | 150.2 | 166.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,863 | 29,636 | 30,513 | 31,704 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,721 | 30,735 | 31,798 | 33,317 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 71.2 | 72.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.9 | 7.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.3 | 3.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.9 | 1.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.1 | 14.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 206.0 | 215.0 | na | na | na |
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