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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 280 | 223 | 216 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
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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 | 566 | 566 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 149 | 148 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 205 | 180 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 57 | 62 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 412 | 427 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 159 | 157 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,548 | 1,540 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 50.7 | 56.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 47,430 | 49,715 | 50,655 | 52,825 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,595 | 4,561 | 4,453 | 4,654 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 175.1 | 180.2 | 181.4 | 194.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 185.6 | 193.6 | 194.6 | 209.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 38,106 | 39,516 | 40,734 | 41,689 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 40,384 | 42,438 | 43,699 | 44,913 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 66.1 | 66.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.4 | 7.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 18.0 | 17.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.6 | 2.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 4.7 | 4.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.1 | 1.0 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 277.0 | 292.0 | na | na | na |
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