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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 839 | 692 | 610 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 14.0 | 10.4 | 8.8 |
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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 | 2,536 | 2,744 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 652 | 672 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 681 | 654 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 516 | 531 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 379 | 374 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 852 | 872 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 5,616 | 5,847 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 60.1 | 58.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,078 | 30,982 | 32,369 | 34,381 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,274 | 4,478 | 4,964 | 5,575 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 114.7 | 125.3 | 144.4 | 170.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 120.3 | 133.7 | 154.4 | 183.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,846 | 27,989 | 29,094 | 30,606 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,146 | 29,854 | 31,098 | 32,953 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 55.7 | 56.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 10.0 | 7.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 8.6 | 9.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.8 | 5.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 19.8 | 20.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.1 | 1.0 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 215.0 | 235.0 | na | na | na |
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