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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 236 | 189 | 177 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.3 | 5.3 | 5.0 |
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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 | 646 | 669 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 157 | 158 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 136 | 129 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 125 | 126 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 122 | 109 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 165 | 166 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,351 | 1,358 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 51.8 | 53.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,944 | 35,632 | 36,630 | 37,771 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,340 | 2,407 | 2,368 | 2,593 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 74.1 | 78.8 | 79.2 | 90.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 77.3 | 83.4 | 83.4 | 95.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,679 | 32,752 | 33,456 | 34,880 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,022 | 34,643 | 35,236 | 36,834 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 72.8 | 72.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.0 | 5.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.8 | 7.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.0 | 3.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.7 | 11.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 105.0 | 113.0 | na | na | na |
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