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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 256 | 213 | 282 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.1 | 4.6 | 6.4 |
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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 | 723 | 749 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 280 | 291 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 230 | 218 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 188 | 184 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 264 | 252 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 280 | 282 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,965 | 1,976 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 62.2 | 66.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,436 | 32,573 | 33,808 | 35,222 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,761 | 2,867 | 3,058 | 3,208 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 78.3 | 84.9 | 94.8 | 103.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 82.4 | 90.3 | 100.7 | 109.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,357 | 29,615 | 30,996 | 32,112 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,852 | 31,480 | 32,922 | 34,061 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 68.4 | 68.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.2 | 6.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.3 | 7.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.7 | 3.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.1 | 13.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 118.0 | 129.0 | na | na | na |
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