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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 370 | 279 | 278 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.3 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
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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 | 992 | 1,012 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 445 | 427 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 331 | 360 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 311 | 321 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 223 | 227 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 350 | 363 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,652 | 2,711 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 67.4 | 59.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,625 | 33,034 | 33,434 | 34,946 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,903 | 3,846 | 3,785 | 3,866 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 114.5 | 117.7 | 118.6 | 126.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 119.3 | 124.2 | 125.0 | 132.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,325 | 30,609 | 31,343 | 32,805 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,573 | 32,291 | 33,021 | 34,156 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 71.3 | 71.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.0 | 4.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.0 | 5.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.7 | 3.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.7 | 15.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 165.0 | 173.0 | na | na | na |
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