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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 258 | 244 | 222 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.3 | 7.3 | 6.4 |
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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 | 483 | 492 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 200 | 204 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 418 | 397 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 186 | 157 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 100 | 65 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 182 | 178 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,569 | 1,492 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 72.6 | 70.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 26,462 | 27,900 | 30,999 | 33,584 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,129 | 2,130 | 2,067 | 2,038 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 53.4 | 54.7 | 56.8 | 59.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 54.1 | 57.0 | 60.7 | 63.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 25,103 | 25,685 | 27,478 | 29,106 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 25,424 | 26,747 | 29,385 | 30,933 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 73.0 | 70.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 2.3 | 3.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.9 | 6.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.2 | 1.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 18.2 | 17.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.2 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 76.0 | 82.0 | na | na | na |
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