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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 236 | 224 | 196 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.9 | 8.9 | 7.3 |
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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 | 661 | 712 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 188 | 206 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 179 | 156 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 207 | 213 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 133 | 124 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 213 | 224 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,581 | 1,634 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 54.8 | 60.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,096 | 30,250 | 31,096 | 32,778 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1,711 | 1,757 | 1,734 | 1,711 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 48.6 | 49.9 | 50.7 | 52.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 50.0 | 52.2 | 52.8 | 54.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,410 | 28,388 | 29,216 | 30,560 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,203 | 29,708 | 30,444 | 31,880 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 69.9 | 69.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.4 | 6.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.1 | 1.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.6 | 1.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 17.3 | 19.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 72.0 | 75.0 | na | na | na |
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