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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 273 | 213 | 153 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.0 | 7.2 | 5.1 |
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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 | 479 | 472 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 177 | 186 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 152 | 139 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 124 | 118 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 133 | 121 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 93 | 97 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,158 | 1,132 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 61.0 | 66.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 45,326 | 48,471 | 49,504 | 53,563 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,445 | 3,459 | 2,774 | 2,768 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 154.2 | 162.2 | 135.4 | 146.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 159.1 | 168.6 | 140.5 | 151.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 44,769 | 46,880 | 48,827 | 52,893 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 46,184 | 48,755 | 50,649 | 54,729 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 80.7 | 80.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 2.7 | 2.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.1 | 5.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 5.0 | 4.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 6.6 | 6.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.9 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 197.0 | 216.0 | na | na | na |
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