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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 829 | 789 | 696 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.5 | 7.7 | 6.6 |
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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 | 4,283 | 4,391 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,534 | 1,561 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 897 | 809 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 493 | 492 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 357 | 351 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,521 | 1,501 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 9,085 | 9,106 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 71.5 | 71.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,163 | 32,252 | 37,947 | 38,278 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5,679 | 5,677 | 5,835 | 5,955 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 143.9 | 150.7 | 161.9 | 170.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 148.4 | 163.2 | 175.3 | 184.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 25,341 | 26,553 | 27,738 | 28,648 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 26,129 | 28,741 | 30,036 | 30,977 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 52.2 | 41.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.8 | 24.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 9.2 | 8.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.9 | 3.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 27.2 | 21.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 286.0 | 388.0 | na | na | na |
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