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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 1,002 | 1,076 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 10.1 | 10.8 |
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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 | 1,667 | 1,739 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,023 | 1,075 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 840 | 788 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 845 | 878 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 545 | 526 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 863 | 818 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 5,783 | 5,824 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 68.9 | 70.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,139 | 31,750 | 32,449 | 33,845 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5,899 | 6,066 | 6,936 | 7,338 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 173.1 | 183.2 | 217.3 | 238.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 178.5 | 190.8 | 225.7 | 246.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,349 | 30,194 | 31,323 | 32,459 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,263 | 31,454 | 32,538 | 33,626 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 73.1 | 72.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.6 | 3.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 1.5 | 2.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.8 | 1.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 18.3 | 19.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 241.0 | 258.0 | na | na | na |
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