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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,134 | 949 | 819 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 13.4 | 9.7 | 8.1 |
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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 | 1,598 | 1,690 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 623 | 621 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,043 | 885 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 736 | 754 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 484 | 445 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 965 | 925 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 5,449 | 5,322 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 53.7 | 53.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 27,818 | 29,178 | 30,641 | 33,057 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5,589 | 5,842 | 6,353 | 6,945 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 148.7 | 158.8 | 183.9 | 211.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 155.5 | 169.3 | 195.2 | 226.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,604 | 27,187 | 28,940 | 30,411 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,826 | 28,986 | 30,721 | 32,615 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 61.9 | 61.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 10.7 | 8.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.1 | 6.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.4 | 3.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 18.0 | 18.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.9 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 251.0 | 271.0 | na | na | na |
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