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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 469 | 424 | 387 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.8 | 6.7 | 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 | 750 | 787 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 311 | 308 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 424 | 392 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 316 | 310 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 214 | 195 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 367 | 341 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,382 | 2,333 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 56.8 | 55.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 36,026 | 38,272 | 39,706 | 42,940 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,698 | 4,789 | 5,298 | 5,761 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 161.3 | 173.1 | 198.6 | 232.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 165.0 | 179.0 | 204.9 | 239.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34,340 | 36,145 | 37,495 | 40,324 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 35,123 | 37,387 | 38,683 | 41,573 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 81.3 | 81.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.0 | 3.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.7 | 2.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.8 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 9.9 | 10.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 203.0 | 218.0 | na | na | na |
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