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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 300 | 255 | 239 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.9 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
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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 | 714 | 708 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 234 | 230 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 235 | 218 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 153 | 159 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 186 | 166 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 186 | 181 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,708 | 1,662 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 55.4 | 56.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 35,599 | 37,844 | 39,381 | 40,746 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,615 | 3,629 | 3,682 | 3,794 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 123.1 | 129.1 | 136.7 | 146.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 126.5 | 134.1 | 142.0 | 152.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34,043 | 35,565 | 37,117 | 38,621 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 35,006 | 36,964 | 38,570 | 40,211 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 78.4 | 78.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.1 | 5.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.0 | 5.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.6 | 1.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 9.4 | 9.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 162.0 | 174.0 | na | na | na |
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