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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 834 | 768 | 711 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 13.2 | 12.8 | 11.5 |
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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 | 1,877 | 1,924 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 945 | 940 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 787 | 693 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 455 | 453 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 310 | 283 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 854 | 819 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 5,228 | 5,112 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 73.6 | 79.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,733 | 32,626 | 33,563 | 34,729 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,259 | 4,338 | 4,308 | 4,357 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 127.6 | 133.5 | 134.6 | 143.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 132.2 | 139.7 | 142.9 | 149.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,949 | 30,775 | 31,235 | 32,896 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,037 | 32,199 | 33,174 | 34,192 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 64.7 | 63.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.1 | 5.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.8 | 4.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.6 | 2.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 23.7 | 23.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.2 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 202.0 | 216.0 | na | na | na |
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