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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 505 | 453 | 400 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.0 |
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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 | 430 | 443 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 364 | 345 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 820 | 786 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 356 | 363 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 229 | na | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 401 | na | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,600 | 2,551 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 66.3 | 71.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 36,442 | 37,005 | 39,070 | 40,151 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5,812 | 5,734 | 6,173 | 6,342 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 192.9 | 198.6 | 223.0 | 240.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 196.6 | 203.9 | 229.7 | 248.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33,192 | 34,637 | 36,129 | 37,986 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,827 | 35,555 | 37,218 | 39,163 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 75.9 | 78.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.4 | 5.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.4 | 2.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.6 | 1.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.4 | 12.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.2 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 263.0 | 268.0 | na | na | na |
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