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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 316 | 236 | 288 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.6 | 8.0 | 9.6 |
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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 | 868 | 897 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 328 | 339 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 267 | 236 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 144 | 157 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 157 | 154 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 336 | 311 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,100 | 2,095 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 67.9 | 71.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,430 | 30,647 | 31,770 | 32,726 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1,945 | 1,973 | 2,014 | 2,098 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 53.9 | 56.5 | 59.7 | 63.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 55.8 | 59.5 | 62.7 | 66.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,726 | 28,628 | 29,666 | 30,469 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,711 | 30,134 | 31,139 | 31,812 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 61.0 | 60.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 10.2 | 11.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.9 | 5.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.9 | 2.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 20.6 | 20.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 91.0 | 98.0 | na | na | na |
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