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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 320 | 209 | 178 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
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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 | 545 | 578 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 175 | 198 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 249 | 217 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 236 | 240 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 167 | 156 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 334 | 322 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,706 | 1,712 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 51.0 | 51.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,367 | 32,873 | 33,659 | 35,849 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,094 | 4,215 | 3,432 | 3,607 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 115.8 | 125.0 | 105.6 | 115.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 120.0 | 131.6 | 111.0 | 121.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,284 | 29,652 | 30,767 | 31,977 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,310 | 31,215 | 32,333 | 33,697 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 68.1 | 69.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 12.1 | 10.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.1 | 7.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.8 | 1.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.0 | 10.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 177.0 | 192.0 | na | na | na |
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