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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 372 | 332 | 286 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.6 | 4.4 | 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 | 987 | 1,084 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 318 | 303 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 213 | 207 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 256 | 266 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 253 | 261 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 330 | 343 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,357 | 2,464 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 57.1 | 50.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 35,072 | 35,983 | 37,293 | 38,553 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 6,153 | 6,233 | 5,941 | 6,023 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 196.8 | 205.2 | 202.1 | 212.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 202.8 | 214.4 | 213.6 | 223.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,979 | 32,917 | 34,016 | 35,235 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,963 | 34,403 | 35,946 | 37,080 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 75.9 | 76.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.7 | 6.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.5 | 6.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.8 | 2.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 7.3 | 8.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 267.0 | 278.0 | na | na | na |
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