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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 266 | 283 | 318 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 4.9 | 5.4 | 6.4 |
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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 | 954 | 952 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 286 | 261 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 281 | 281 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 150 | 143 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 258 | 253 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 226 | 225 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,155 | 2,116 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 66.0 | 60.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 39,475 | 42,102 | 44,269 | 46,584 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,104 | 3,984 | 4,064 | 4,180 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 143.0 | 147.1 | 158.5 | 169.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 151.1 | 156.2 | 168.7 | 180.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34,849 | 36,924 | 39,004 | 40,547 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 36,827 | 39,212 | 41,518 | 43,288 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 67.3 | 67.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.7 | 6.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 14.3 | 14.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.3 | 2.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 8.6 | 8.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 223.0 | 236.0 | na | na | na |
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