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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 159 | 90 | 74 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 |
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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 | 354 | 355 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 139 | 144 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 202 | 156 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 75 | 64 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 78 | 69 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 171 | 154 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,019 | 942 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 59.1 | 59.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 26,949 | 29,365 | 31,387 | 31,576 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1,354 | 1,466 | 1,486 | 1,531 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 32.8 | 36.4 | 39.0 | 40.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 33.3 | 38.4 | 41.4 | 42.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 24,221 | 24,825 | 26,232 | 26,456 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 24,615 | 26,181 | 27,881 | 27,984 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 59.7 | 56.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 14.0 | 20.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 8.4 | 7.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.2 | 1.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 15.0 | 13.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 58.0 | 69.0 | na | na | na |
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