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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 487 | 381 | 346 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 14.9 | 11.0 | 9.4 |
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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 | 456 | 440 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 336 | 308 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 422 | 373 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 84 | 80 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 239 | 224 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 181 | 164 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,718 | 1,588 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 61.7 | 62.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 38,556 | 40,805 | 42,997 | 44,476 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,316 | 2,268 | 2,240 | 2,281 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 78.0 | 79.8 | 82.1 | 86.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 81.5 | 84.3 | 88.1 | 94.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33,696 | 35,193 | 36,656 | 38,005 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 35,176 | 37,157 | 39,328 | 41,299 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 67.3 | 67.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.5 | 6.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 10.6 | 10.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.3 | 1.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.5 | 13.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 122.0 | 129.0 | na | na | na |
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