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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 353 | 313 | 278 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 12.4 | 11.4 | 9.9 |
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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 | 678 | 709 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 441 | 463 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 386 | 353 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 228 | 219 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 170 | 161 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 404 | 397 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,307 | 2,303 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 71.3 | 78.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,516 | 31,091 | 31,822 | 33,275 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1,865 | 1,844 | 2,075 | 2,171 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 53.8 | 54.9 | 62.3 | 67.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 55.4 | 56.9 | 64.9 | 70.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,828 | 29,761 | 30,037 | 30,983 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,727 | 30,872 | 31,257 | 32,402 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 67.6 | 67.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.5 | 5.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.2 | 2.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.1 | 2.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 22.4 | 22.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 81.0 | 83.0 | na | na | na |
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