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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 185 | 194 | 141 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.8 | 7.5 | 5.2 |
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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 | 361 | 381 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 125 | 125 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 150 | 137 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 144 | 145 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 90 | 100 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 163 | 159 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,033 | 1,047 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 59.7 | 53.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,861 | 33,088 | 34,494 | 36,488 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,198 | 2,153 | 1,875 | 2,128 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 64.9 | 67.0 | 61.0 | 72.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 66.8 | 69.5 | 63.2 | 75.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,507 | 31,118 | 32,529 | 33,854 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,389 | 32,259 | 33,700 | 35,266 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 76.8 | 78.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.1 | 4.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.7 | 2.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.8 | 1.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 11.5 | 12.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 86.0 | 88.0 | na | na | na |
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