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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 313 | 185 | 225 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.9 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
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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 | 892 | 897 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 326 | 332 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 337 | 276 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 224 | 226 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 188 | 144 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 376 | 322 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,343 | 2,197 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 57.4 | 61.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,057 | 30,063 | 31,024 | 32,587 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,918 | 2,920 | 2,896 | 2,915 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 73.1 | 75.3 | 78.3 | 81.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 75.2 | 79.9 | 82.4 | 86.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 25,038 | 25,801 | 27,051 | 27,971 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 25,774 | 27,375 | 28,436 | 29,493 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 61.9 | 62.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 14.0 | 12.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.6 | 6.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.3 | 1.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 16.9 | 17.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 122.0 | 126.0 | na | na | na |
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