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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 1,012 | 1,089 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 12.2 | 13.1 |
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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 | 2,807 | 2,720 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,349 | 1,311 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 966 | 899 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 645 | 623 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 555 | 548 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 903 | 864 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 7,225 | 6,965 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 69.6 | 67.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,211 | 31,031 | 32,146 | 33,479 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5,908 | 5,821 | 5,807 | 5,801 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 170.5 | 174.0 | 180.4 | 188.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 177.4 | 182.4 | 189.1 | 196.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,855 | 29,889 | 31,070 | 32,456 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,028 | 31,328 | 32,569 | 33,796 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 63.0 | 63.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.5 | 4.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.7 | 3.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.2 | 3.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 25.1 | 25.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 277.0 | 285.0 | na | na | na |
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