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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 180 | 209 | 242 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.3 | 6.3 | 7.7 |
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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 | 586 | 603 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 199 | 218 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 196 | 183 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 113 | 117 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 108 | 108 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 210 | 215 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,412 | 1,443 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 58.8 | 61.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,879 | 34,609 | 36,232 | 36,151 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1,800 | 1,779 | 1,957 | 2,038 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 53.5 | 55.5 | 63.6 | 66.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 55.2 | 58.3 | 66.2 | 69.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,711 | 31,209 | 32,480 | 32,659 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,655 | 32,797 | 33,850 | 34,267 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 63.1 | 59.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 14.9 | 19.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.5 | 6.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.9 | 1.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.3 | 12.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 88.0 | 98.0 | na | na | na |
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