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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 302 | 241 | 195 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
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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 | 456 | 489 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 229 | 237 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 205 | 178 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 206 | 201 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 181 | 175 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 257 | 261 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,534 | 1,541 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 47.3 | 51.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,170 | 33,310 | 33,947 | 35,534 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,782 | 4,946 | 4,085 | 4,153 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 143.1 | 152.8 | 129.8 | 137.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 148.2 | 159.7 | 135.4 | 143.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,920 | 30,893 | 31,778 | 33,038 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,997 | 32,284 | 33,156 | 34,501 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 79.9 | 80.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.7 | 5.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.2 | 3.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 8.2 | 8.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 183.0 | 196.0 | na | na | na |
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