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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 321 | 244 | 195 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.0 | 7.2 | 5.8 |
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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 | 818 | 820 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 213 | 220 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 255 | 227 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 162 | 148 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 119 | 114 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 239 | 237 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,806 | 1,766 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 52.6 | 53.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,503 | 31,930 | 32,690 | 34,019 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,156 | 2,262 | 2,242 | 2,205 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 59.6 | 65.4 | 67.7 | 69.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 62.5 | 69.9 | 71.7 | 73.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,629 | 28,897 | 30,180 | 31,644 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,984 | 30,883 | 32,001 | 33,316 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 61.6 | 62.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.2 | 7.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.7 | 9.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.6 | 3.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 16.9 | 16.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.0 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 100.0 | 110.0 | na | na | na |
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