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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 184 | 272 | 228 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
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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 | 999 | 1,070 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 271 | 257 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 317 | 275 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 272 | 275 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 234 | 220 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 466 | 436 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,559 | 2,533 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 47.4 | 49.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 36,840 | 37,027 | 37,707 | 41,849 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,030 | 4,439 | 4,654 | 4,817 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 119.2 | 137.4 | 150.8 | 164.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 123.4 | 144.6 | 158.5 | 175.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,587 | 30,962 | 32,398 | 34,101 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,624 | 32,579 | 34,051 | 36,372 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 66.6 | 67.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 10.3 | 8.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 11.6 | 9.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.4 | 2.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 7.4 | 9.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.7 | 1.7 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 187.0 | 219.0 | na | na | na |
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