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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 328 | 286 | 298 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
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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 | 1,357 | 1,384 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 303 | 300 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 239 | 191 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 230 | 255 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 180 | 172 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 446 | 392 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,755 | 2,695 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 47.0 | 44.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,346 | 34,331 | 35,479 | 37,540 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,399 | 4,590 | 4,753 | 5,050 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 137.2 | 148.1 | 157.6 | 175.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 141.5 | 154.9 | 165.4 | 184.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,184 | 32,257 | 33,160 | 34,788 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,164 | 33,744 | 34,797 | 36,601 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 71.3 | 71.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.6 | 6.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.6 | 6.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.6 | 2.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 11.1 | 11.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 198.0 | 215.0 | na | na | na |
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