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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 358 | 287 | 292 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.2 | 6.8 | 6.5 |
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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 | 1,540 | 1,397 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 429 | 388 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 304 | 277 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 326 | 286 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 260 | 234 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 395 | 339 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,254 | 2,921 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 67.4 | 69.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,076 | 31,734 | 32,445 | 33,828 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,581 | 3,534 | 3,608 | 3,363 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 101.1 | 101.6 | 107.5 | 103.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 106.0 | 108.4 | 113.2 | 108.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,221 | 28,746 | 29,792 | 30,815 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,591 | 30,687 | 31,388 | 32,300 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 64.1 | 63.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.5 | 5.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.2 | 8.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.6 | 4.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 17.3 | 17.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 162.0 | 169.0 | na | na | na |
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