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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 836 | 671 | 553 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.0 | 7.8 | 6.1 |
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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 | 2,327 | 2,407 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 568 | 571 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 680 | 618 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 534 | 526 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 418 | 422 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 866 | 820 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 5,393 | 5,365 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 58.7 | 52.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,528 | 32,116 | 33,578 | 36,336 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5,522 | 5,722 | 5,798 | 6,405 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 150.7 | 163.4 | 172.8 | 199.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 157.8 | 173.2 | 185.7 | 214.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,284 | 28,557 | 29,802 | 31,134 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,585 | 30,273 | 32,030 | 33,480 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 57.0 | 57.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 10.6 | 8.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 9.8 | 10.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.5 | 4.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 17.0 | 17.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 278.0 | 297.0 | na | na | na |
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