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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 937 | 874 | 928 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 12.4 | 10.9 | 10.9 |
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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 | 2,500 | 2,520 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,103 | 1,141 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 861 | 800 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 647 | 646 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 463 | 422 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 903 | 947 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 6,477 | 6,476 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 70.1 | 68.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,601 | 33,654 | 35,147 | 36,093 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5,811 | 5,901 | 6,247 | 6,428 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 179.8 | 188.8 | 209.0 | 218.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 186.7 | 197.5 | 218.0 | 231.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,940 | 31,994 | 33,459 | 33,951 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,123 | 33,472 | 34,899 | 36,057 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 68.1 | 68.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 3.9 | 3.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.4 | 4.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.6 | 2.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 20.7 | 21.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 270.0 | 286.0 | na | na | na |
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