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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 523 | 447 | 325 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.6 | 7.4 | 5.3 |
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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 | 1,046 | 1,108 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 384 | 382 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 271 | 251 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 330 | 308 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 194 | 212 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 361 | 347 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,586 | 2,608 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 53.2 | na | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,256 | 32,496 | 33,548 | 34,763 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,407 | 4,501 | 4,272 | 4,341 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 126.3 | 132.3 | 131.0 | 138.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 132.2 | 139.5 | 137.9 | 145.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,665 | 29,403 | 30,676 | 32,006 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,006 | 30,988 | 32,284 | 33,492 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 68.6 | 68.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.8 | 6.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.7 | 8.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.7 | 2.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.6 | 13.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 191.0 | 206.0 | na | na | na |
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