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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 296 | 270 | 233 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 12.8 | 10.0 | 8.1 |
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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 | 404 | 440 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 252 | 271 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 233 | 192 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 212 | 216 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 153 | 140 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 239 | 231 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,493 | 1,490 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 57.9 | 59.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,971 | 30,694 | 31,730 | 32,964 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1,874 | 1,902 | 2,001 | 2,066 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 53.1 | 54.8 | 59.6 | 64.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 54.8 | 57.2 | 62.2 | 67.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,355 | 28,819 | 29,792 | 31,092 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,229 | 30,096 | 31,091 | 32,425 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 69.6 | 69.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 10.0 | 7.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.7 | 3.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 16.0 | 17.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 78.0 | 81.0 | na | na | na |
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