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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 603 | 434 | 389 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
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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 | 1,656 | 1,691 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 571 | 577 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 543 | 514 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 329 | 337 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 312 | 316 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 496 | 474 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,907 | 3,907 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 54.4 | 52.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,038 | 33,178 | 33,965 | 36,458 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 6,413 | 6,287 | 6,375 | 6,416 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 184.1 | 188.0 | 200.3 | 215.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 190.1 | 198.2 | 211.5 | 227.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,700 | 29,907 | 31,422 | 33,526 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,636 | 31,528 | 33,172 | 35,444 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 66.7 | 64.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 11.1 | 12.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.6 | 7.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.1 | 2.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 11.8 | 11.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 286.0 | 310.0 | na | na | na |
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