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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 767 | 738 | 550 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.2 | 9.9 | 7.3 |
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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 | 1,342 | 1,363 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 600 | 619 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 471 | 435 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 457 | 446 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 298 | 308 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 536 | 547 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,704 | 3,718 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 58.6 | na | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,861 | 31,278 | 32,469 | 33,612 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5,394 | 5,430 | 5,788 | 5,885 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 150.3 | 157.3 | 173.9 | 183.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 156.7 | 165.8 | 182.0 | 192.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,857 | 28,961 | 30,046 | 31,172 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,058 | 30,535 | 31,436 | 32,695 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 68.5 | 69.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.9 | 7.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.9 | 6.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.0 | 2.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.4 | 14.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 226.0 | 237.0 | na | na | na |
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