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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 327 | 306 | 377 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.4 | 9.5 | 12.3 |
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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 | 1,241 | 1,282 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 442 | 466 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 298 | 315 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 203 | 227 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 167 | 188 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 416 | 429 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,767 | 2,907 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 70.7 | 65.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 27,355 | 29,096 | 31,081 | 31,640 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,125 | 2,155 | 2,205 | 2,229 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 56.8 | 58.8 | 63.2 | 65.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 59.5 | 62.5 | 67.6 | 69.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,752 | 27,303 | 28,659 | 29,189 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,015 | 28,985 | 30,650 | 31,264 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 59.7 | 58.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.4 | 6.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.1 | 5.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.8 | 3.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 24.6 | 24.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 98.0 | 104.0 | na | na | na |
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