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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,028 | 669 | 800 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.5 | 5.1 | 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 | 3,093 | 3,203 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,276 | 1,360 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 997 | 933 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 736 | 766 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 498 | 472 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,198 | 1,195 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 7,798 | 7,927 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 67.8 | 63.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 26,692 | 29,238 | 32,517 | 32,279 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 8,111 | 7,951 | 8,042 | 8,264 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 198.8 | 207.0 | 217.2 | 231.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 204.8 | 217.7 | 230.0 | 241.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 24,515 | 26,040 | 27,013 | 27,981 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 25,247 | 27,385 | 28,600 | 29,269 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 60.2 | 54.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 10.6 | 18.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.3 | 6.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.3 | 2.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 20.3 | 18.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 342.0 | 399.0 | na | na | na |
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