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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 192 | 217 | 239 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
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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 | 1,012 | 999 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 348 | 353 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 230 | 202 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 194 | 202 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 199 | 211 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 351 | 351 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,334 | 2,318 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 56.2 | 61.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,936 | 33,118 | 35,745 | 34,171 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,505 | 3,569 | 3,432 | 3,561 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 95.3 | 99.8 | 100.2 | 106.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 99.9 | 106.2 | 106.9 | 112.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,191 | 27,971 | 29,191 | 29,903 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,511 | 29,758 | 31,134 | 31,674 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 56.8 | 51.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 20.5 | 26.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 8.0 | 8.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.2 | 2.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 12.3 | 11.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 175.0 | 206.0 | na | na | na |
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