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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 784 | 536 | 460 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 11.6 | 8.7 | 7.1 |
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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 | 799 | 815 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 295 | 309 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 466 | 393 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 353 | 338 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 385 | 356 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 376 | 335 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,674 | 2,546 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 52.4 | 54.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,291 | 32,303 | 35,212 | 36,538 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,189 | 4,269 | 3,879 | 4,111 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 115.9 | 122.1 | 115.8 | 127.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 121.3 | 130.9 | 124.0 | 137.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,670 | 28,599 | 29,855 | 31,042 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,953 | 30,663 | 31,971 | 33,323 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 62.9 | 63.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.8 | 8.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 9.2 | 10.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.3 | 3.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.5 | 13.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 193.0 | 206.0 | na | na | na |
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