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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 615 | 502 | 454 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 13.9 | 10.0 | 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 | 1,398 | 1,456 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 452 | 466 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 530 | 449 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 378 | 376 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 259 | 248 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 619 | 613 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,636 | 3,609 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 62.5 | 59.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 26,783 | 28,768 | 30,490 | 32,089 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,112 | 3,275 | 3,240 | 3,308 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 77.6 | 84.7 | 86.7 | 93.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 82.0 | 91.1 | 93.4 | 100.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 24,923 | 25,855 | 26,749 | 28,110 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 26,335 | 27,831 | 28,832 | 30,349 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 55.4 | 55.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 10.6 | 8.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.8 | 8.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.1 | 4.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 21.7 | 22.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.4 | 1.7 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 146.0 | 163.0 | na | na | na |
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