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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 426 | 422 | 360 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.9 | 9.1 | 7.6 |
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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 | 963 | 1,009 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 496 | 521 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 460 | 458 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 352 | 367 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 249 | 276 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 483 | 493 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,003 | 3,123 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 65.6 | 69.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,360 | 30,025 | 30,313 | 31,797 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,406 | 3,471 | 3,530 | 3,675 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 93.8 | 98.5 | 102.0 | 110.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 96.5 | 102.5 | 106.6 | 115.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,532 | 28,377 | 28,897 | 30,130 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,341 | 29,517 | 30,189 | 31,541 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 67.5 | 67.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.4 | 6.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.6 | 3.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.0 | 2.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 19.1 | 19.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 142.0 | 151.0 | na | na | na |
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