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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 227 | 182 | 181 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
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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 | 124 | 127 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 134 | 135 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 244 | 220 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 145 | 154 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 50 | 59 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 136 | 143 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 833 | 837 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 68.2 | 70.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 38,768 | 39,468 | 41,235 | 41,327 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1,120 | 1,031 | 1,002 | 952 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 37.5 | 36.2 | 35.7 | 34.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 38.1 | 36.7 | 36.8 | 35.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33,483 | 35,135 | 35,625 | 36,227 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 34,011 | 35,560 | 36,737 | 36,985 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 71.1 | 65.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.2 | 13.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.8 | 3.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.4 | 16.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.2 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 54.0 | 56.0 | na | na | na |
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