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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 957 | 963 | 899 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.4 | 8.8 | 7.8 |
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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 | 2,237 | 2,677 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 883 | 997 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 999 | 1,005 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 680 | 746 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 504 | 483 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 993 | 1,120 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 6,297 | 7,028 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 59.5 | 61.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,548 | 34,799 | 35,613 | 37,173 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 7,384 | 7,366 | 8,293 | 8,694 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 220.8 | 230.5 | 268.3 | 296.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 225.3 | 240.5 | 281.6 | 311.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,904 | 31,288 | 32,352 | 34,053 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,514 | 32,655 | 33,957 | 35,807 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 65.0 | 63.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 12.9 | 14.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.0 | 5.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.7 | 1.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.8 | 14.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 351.0 | 381.0 | na | na | na |
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