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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 271 | 243 | 216 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.9 | 6.5 | 5.4 |
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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 | 496 | 454 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 266 | 274 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 213 | 199 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 89 | 84 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 170 | 159 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 119 | 115 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,353 | 1,285 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 56.2 | 53.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 36,889 | 39,301 | 39,936 | 41,799 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,575 | 2,548 | 2,573 | 2,645 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 92.8 | 94.2 | 97.5 | 105.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 95.7 | 98.8 | 102.1 | 109.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 36,021 | 36,969 | 37,889 | 39,693 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 37,182 | 38,782 | 39,700 | 41,345 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 77.3 | 76.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.7 | 5.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.5 | 5.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.4 | 1.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.3 | 10.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.7 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 123.0 | 129.0 | na | na | na |
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