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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 323 | 257 | 249 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
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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 | 283 | 316 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 156 | 159 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 182 | 161 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 161 | 171 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 206 | 205 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 269 | 263 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,257 | 1,275 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 49.4 | 52.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 35,212 | 35,189 | 36,110 | 37,680 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,927 | 4,143 | 4,082 | 4,193 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 126.3 | 138.4 | 139.5 | 146.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 130.5 | 143.9 | 145.2 | 153.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32,169 | 33,400 | 34,184 | 34,965 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,220 | 34,738 | 35,574 | 36,509 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 79.3 | 80.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.0 | 6.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.7 | 5.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.8 | 1.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 5.5 | 6.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 164.0 | 178.0 | na | na | na |
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