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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 298 | 256 | 229 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 |
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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 | 1,454 | 1,479 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 462 | 490 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 277 | 305 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 257 | 261 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 264 | 304 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 366 | 643 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,080 | 3,482 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 60.6 | 54.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,592 | 32,732 | 34,369 | 33,583 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,300 | 4,285 | 4,402 | 4,495 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 120.2 | 126.9 | 138.1 | 140.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 124.6 | 133.4 | 144.1 | 145.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,943 | 29,608 | 31,363 | 31,209 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,976 | 31,135 | 32,730 | 32,412 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 64.7 | 61.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 11.4 | 15.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.4 | 7.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.2 | 2.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.1 | 13.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 192.0 | 215.0 | na | na | na |
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