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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 232 | 183 | 154 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
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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 | 381 | 411 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 158 | 148 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 129 | 133 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 149 | 155 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 111 | 116 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 185 | 183 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,113 | 1,146 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 50.0 | 41.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,471 | 32,479 | 33,326 | 34,170 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,478 | 2,493 | 2,755 | 2,913 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 74.7 | 77.4 | 86.4 | 93.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 76.5 | 80.2 | 90.3 | 96.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,137 | 31,042 | 31,360 | 31,990 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,886 | 32,171 | 32,765 | 33,272 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 80.4 | 81.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.4 | 4.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.0 | 2.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.9 | 2.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 9.0 | 9.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 94.0 | 97.0 | na | na | na |
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