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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 306 | 217 | 186 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.5 | 7.1 | 6.1 |
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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 | 629 | 625 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 232 | 234 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 165 | 146 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 147 | 147 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 108 | 108 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 191 | 180 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,472 | 1,440 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 55.6 | 58.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,229 | 33,734 | 34,789 | 36,347 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,628 | 2,657 | 2,501 | 2,506 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 81.5 | 84.6 | 82.4 | 85.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 84.0 | 88.3 | 86.1 | 89.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,003 | 31,824 | 32,946 | 34,182 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,973 | 33,234 | 34,427 | 35,866 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 75.2 | 75.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.7 | 4.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.3 | 3.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.2 | 2.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.0 | 13.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 111.0 | 115.0 | na | na | na |
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