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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 150 | 171 | 164 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.4 |
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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 | 543 | 549 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 226 | 225 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 178 | 176 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 124 | 141 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 128 | 120 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 218 | 270 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,417 | 1,479 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 69.3 | 72.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,193 | 29,494 | 30,324 | 30,767 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1,202 | 1,194 | 1,182 | 1,196 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 30.6 | 31.8 | 32.7 | 34.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 31.2 | 33.2 | 33.9 | 34.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 25,442 | 26,634 | 27,645 | 28,582 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 25,931 | 27,780 | 28,679 | 29,082 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 56.7 | 54.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 11.9 | 12.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.4 | 7.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.7 | 1.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 23.1 | 23.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 56.0 | 61.0 | na | na | na |
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