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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 640 | 740 | 642 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 12.8 | 14.2 | 12.1 |
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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 | 1,506 | 1,649 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 625 | 679 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 595 | 585 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 394 | 425 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 337 | 335 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 762 | 769 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 4,219 | 4,441 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 65.2 | 65.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,517 | 29,906 | 31,045 | 32,536 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,731 | 3,739 | 3,816 | 4,073 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 99.8 | 103.0 | 109.6 | 119.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 103.6 | 108.7 | 115.4 | 127.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,762 | 27,548 | 28,726 | 29,412 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,760 | 29,069 | 30,251 | 31,296 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 62.6 | 62.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.0 | 6.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.3 | 5.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.2 | 2.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 21.3 | 22.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 164.0 | 172.0 | na | na | na |
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