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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 284 | 312 | 382 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.8 | 6.3 | 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 | 1,752 | 1,765 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 608 | 627 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 268 | 235 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 282 | 292 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 236 | 232 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 388 | 400 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,534 | 3,551 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 61.6 | 61.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,153 | 31,707 | 32,460 | 33,251 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,578 | 4,581 | 4,234 | 4,244 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 124.9 | 129.0 | 121.3 | 127.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 130.3 | 135.8 | 127.8 | 132.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,283 | 28,158 | 28,660 | 29,953 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,458 | 29,653 | 30,189 | 31,306 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 64.2 | 61.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.0 | 11.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 8.0 | 8.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.1 | 2.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 16.4 | 16.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 200.0 | 218.0 | na | na | na |
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