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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 666 | 622 | 520 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.8 |
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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 | 1,917 | 1,964 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 886 | 935 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 744 | 752 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 538 | 541 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 423 | 446 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 783 | 834 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 5,291 | 5,472 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 74.3 | 70.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,887 | 31,257 | 31,989 | 33,664 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,930 | 4,926 | 4,832 | 4,924 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 141.0 | 143.2 | 144.3 | 153.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 144.2 | 150.0 | 150.6 | 160.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,599 | 29,080 | 29,866 | 31,178 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,254 | 30,450 | 31,162 | 32,494 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 62.6 | 62.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.5 | 6.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.2 | 5.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.0 | 3.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 22.3 | 22.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 232.0 | 239.0 | na | na | na |
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