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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 210 | 237 | 279 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 4.4 | 5.3 | 6.6 |
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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 | 1,073 | 1,085 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 321 | 317 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 198 | 194 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 168 | 169 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 196 | 205 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 289 | 283 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,245 | 2,253 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 65.4 | 57.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,705 | 32,409 | 33,030 | 34,011 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,075 | 3,112 | 3,052 | 3,122 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 83.1 | 86.9 | 86.7 | 92.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 87.4 | 93.2 | 92.8 | 98.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,036 | 27,930 | 28,422 | 29,647 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,407 | 29,945 | 30,409 | 31,626 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 61.7 | 59.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 10.8 | 12.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 10.0 | 12.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.6 | 2.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.5 | 13.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 139.0 | 155.0 | na | na | na |
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