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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 639 | 511 | 428 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 14.1 | 11.2 | 9.0 |
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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 | 793 | 847 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 218 | 238 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 429 | 388 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 291 | 284 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 221 | 175 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 379 | 356 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,331 | 2,288 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 54.7 | 54.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,617 | 33,491 | 35,418 | 39,257 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,591 | 2,678 | 2,903 | 2,999 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 70.1 | 75.4 | 84.1 | 93.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 73.7 | 80.6 | 91.6 | 102.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,061 | 28,164 | 28,958 | 31,283 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,439 | 30,096 | 31,560 | 34,143 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 56.0 | 55.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 10.4 | 7.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 13.6 | 15.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.7 | 5.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.2 | 13.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 2.2 | 2.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 134.0 | 148.0 | na | na | na |
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