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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 173 | 196 | 182 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 16.3 | 22.4 | 21.0 |
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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 | 84 | 79 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 96 | 79 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 628 | 576 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 151 | 137 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 142 | 111 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 209 | 194 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,309 | 1,176 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 80.1 | 86.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,037 | 34,574 | 35,166 | 37,104 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 496 | 417 | 477 | 551 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 14.0 | 12.6 | 14.2 | 17.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 14.3 | 13.0 | 14.8 | 18.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,192 | 30,213 | 29,856 | 32,175 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,818 | 31,085 | 30,973 | 33,560 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 64.6 | 59.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 3.4 | 2.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 0.8 | 1.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.7 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 30.4 | 36.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 22.0 | 22.0 | na | na | na |
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