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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 1,375 | 1,496 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 10.7 | 11.6 |
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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 | 2,037 | 2,141 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,489 | 1,504 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,225 | 1,133 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,074 | 1,108 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 956 | 891 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,394 | 1,338 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 8,175 | 8,116 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 69.1 | 67.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,664 | 30,014 | 30,774 | 32,152 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 9,739 | 9,843 | 9,913 | 10,017 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 272.5 | 283.4 | 294.9 | 310.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 281.5 | 294.7 | 306.5 | 321.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,983 | 28,793 | 29,752 | 31,029 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,907 | 29,945 | 30,920 | 32,092 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 72.3 | 71.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.1 | 4.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 1.3 | 1.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.4 | 1.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 19.3 | 20.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 383.0 | 402.0 | na | na | na |
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