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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 316 | 265 | 225 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.0 |
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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 | 1,263 | 1,280 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 314 | 313 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 303 | 274 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 229 | 223 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 132 | 137 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 355 | 347 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,596 | 2,574 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 52.5 | 51.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,238 | 35,390 | 36,220 | 39,681 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,876 | 2,901 | 2,843 | 2,877 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 83.3 | 88.2 | 88.5 | 94.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 87.6 | 94.2 | 95.2 | 101.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,963 | 30,414 | 31,145 | 32,693 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,453 | 32,483 | 33,488 | 35,185 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 59.0 | 58.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.9 | 6.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 12.8 | 14.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.7 | 4.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 15.3 | 15.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.3 | 1.1 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 148.0 | 160.0 | na | na | na |
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