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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 983 | 982 | 800 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 13.5 | 13.4 | 11.1 |
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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 | 1,738 | 1,810 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 874 | 917 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 846 | 759 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 725 | 726 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 493 | 477 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 895 | 895 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 5,571 | 5,584 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 60.9 | 58.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,593 | 29,756 | 30,863 | 32,297 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,907 | 4,994 | 5,362 | 5,592 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 133.6 | 138.3 | 153.4 | 166.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 138.1 | 145.0 | 161.4 | 175.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,232 | 27,699 | 28,615 | 29,820 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,148 | 29,032 | 30,105 | 31,410 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 64.7 | 64.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.9 | 6.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.8 | 3.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.3 | 2.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 21.9 | 23.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 212.0 | 223.0 | na | na | na |
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