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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 236 | 189 | 163 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.1 | 8.0 | 6.9 |
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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 | 309 | 298 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 157 | 159 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 142 | 137 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 96 | 106 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 116 | 98 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 79 | 87 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 899 | 885 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 54.0 | 50.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,342 | 35,494 | 35,468 | 37,693 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1,731 | 1,779 | 1,838 | 1,875 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 55.0 | 59.9 | 62.3 | 66.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 57.0 | 62.0 | 64.8 | 69.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,749 | 33,653 | 33,876 | 35,586 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,934 | 34,840 | 35,264 | 37,268 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 77.7 | 77.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.3 | 4.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.1 | 4.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.6 | 1.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 11.6 | 11.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 73.0 | 80.0 | na | na | na |
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