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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 558 | 435 | 357 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.9 | 8.4 | 6.6 |
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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 | 796 | 801 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 234 | 243 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 495 | 435 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 346 | 339 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 264 | 211 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 407 | 395 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,542 | 2,424 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 55.2 | 54.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,085 | 32,516 | 34,528 | 37,280 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,342 | 3,381 | 3,272 | 3,356 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 90.0 | 95.5 | 98.0 | 105.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 94.1 | 101.7 | 105.7 | 114.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,923 | 28,258 | 29,948 | 31,463 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,157 | 30,065 | 32,315 | 34,215 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 58.1 | 57.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 10.1 | 8.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 11.9 | 13.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.1 | 4.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.2 | 14.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.5 | 1.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 165.0 | 177.0 | na | na | na |
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