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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 826 | 873 | 648 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.6 | 12.2 | 8.7 |
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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 | 1,892 | 1,993 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,043 | 1,062 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 841 | 863 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 543 | 612 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 538 | 538 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 908 | 863 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 5,765 | 5,931 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 73.5 | 72.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,652 | 33,619 | 34,010 | 34,820 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5,764 | 5,783 | 5,801 | 6,027 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 172.7 | 178.6 | 182.5 | 195.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 180.9 | 190.8 | 193.1 | 205.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,953 | 30,876 | 31,462 | 32,452 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,393 | 32,999 | 33,291 | 34,054 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 67.5 | 67.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.1 | 4.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.9 | 5.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.5 | 2.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 19.6 | 19.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 262.0 | 274.0 | na | na | na |
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