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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 544 | 457 | 425 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.3 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
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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 | 600 | 586 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 202 | 213 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 424 | 377 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 88 | 81 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 717 | 660 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 253 | 222 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,284 | 2,139 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 45.5 | 52.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 40,707 | 42,537 | 44,942 | 45,587 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 6,374 | 6,490 | 6,376 | 6,779 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 230.9 | 242.0 | 245.8 | 265.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 243.6 | 255.9 | 261.0 | 284.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 36,218 | 37,294 | 38,549 | 39,119 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 38,225 | 39,429 | 40,941 | 42,028 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 75.1 | 75.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.8 | 6.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 8.9 | 9.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.0 | 2.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 5.6 | 5.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.6 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 318.0 | 344.0 | na | na | na |
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