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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 385 | 326 | 309 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
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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 | 2,107 | 2,172 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 545 | 544 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 524 | 447 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 316 | 331 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 291 | 279 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 628 | 613 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 4,410 | 4,387 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 57.7 | 57.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,726 | 30,913 | 31,697 | 32,812 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5,324 | 5,421 | 5,491 | 5,582 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 138.6 | 146.9 | 156.1 | 165.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 146.1 | 156.6 | 166.4 | 175.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,027 | 27,098 | 28,427 | 29,555 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,441 | 28,885 | 30,313 | 31,449 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 59.8 | 59.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 13.1 | 14.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.7 | 7.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.1 | 3.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 15.7 | 15.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 241.0 | 262.0 | na | na | na |
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