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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 1,170 | 1,086 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 10.3 | 9.3 |
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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 | 3,460 | 3,553 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,587 | 1,610 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,254 | 1,100 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 708 | 738 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 557 | 489 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,436 | 1,415 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 9,002 | 8,905 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 73.1 | 77.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,573 | 31,993 | 34,932 | 37,206 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 7,397 | 7,335 | 7,227 | 7,348 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 207.9 | 216.0 | 219.6 | 233.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 211.0 | 225.3 | 233.7 | 244.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,108 | 29,445 | 30,389 | 31,797 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,519 | 30,720 | 32,338 | 33,301 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 64.3 | 57.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 2.0 | 11.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.2 | 6.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.0 | 2.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 24.2 | 21.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 332.0 | 393.0 | na | na | na |
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