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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 294 | 259 | 220 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.0 |
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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 | 406 | 422 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 176 | 194 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 220 | 188 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 243 | 242 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 225 | 205 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 273 | 269 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,543 | 1,520 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 48.8 | 49.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,629 | 33,824 | 35,096 | 36,253 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5,221 | 5,274 | 5,194 | 5,499 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 163.1 | 166.9 | 173.7 | 188.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 167.5 | 173.2 | 180.6 | 195.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,240 | 31,648 | 33,438 | 34,256 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,082 | 32,834 | 34,768 | 35,561 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 80.9 | 81.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.6 | 6.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.9 | 4.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.9 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 6.2 | 6.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 207.0 | 214.0 | na | na | na |
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