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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 458 | 425 | 370 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.1 | 7.2 | 5.9 |
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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 | 734 | 876 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 390 | 431 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 352 | 305 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 329 | 344 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 209 | 216 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 426 | 453 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,440 | 2,625 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 53.7 | 55.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,739 | 32,753 | 34,073 | 35,937 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,975 | 4,141 | 4,380 | 4,949 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 120.2 | 127.7 | 140.8 | 164.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 123.4 | 132.5 | 146.3 | 171.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,231 | 30,846 | 32,136 | 33,299 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,056 | 31,992 | 33,398 | 34,683 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 72.4 | 73.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 10.7 | 7.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.8 | 4.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.0 | 1.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 11.6 | 12.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 171.0 | 182.0 | na | na | na |
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