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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 276 | 229 | 203 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.2 | 6.6 | 5.9 |
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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 | 905 | 910 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 228 | 214 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 187 | 162 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 149 | 137 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 125 | 127 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 180 | 172 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,774 | 1,723 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 54.0 | 49.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,353 | 34,266 | 35,303 | 36,664 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,378 | 2,387 | 2,410 | 2,408 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 74.1 | 76.1 | 79.7 | 81.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 77.0 | 80.2 | 84.3 | 86.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,153 | 31,879 | 33,051 | 34,015 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,380 | 33,601 | 34,989 | 36,053 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 70.7 | 70.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.1 | 4.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.0 | 6.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.4 | 3.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.9 | 14.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 108.0 | 113.0 | na | na | na |
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