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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 306 | 390 | 329 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 14.3 | 16.6 | 13.6 |
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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 | 277 | 284 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 190 | 191 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 659 | 686 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 177 | 181 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 189 | 189 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 262 | 256 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,754 | 1,788 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 77.8 | 80.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 37,844 | 37,590 | 38,434 | 39,573 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1,186 | 1,252 | 1,253 | 1,678 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 36.8 | 40.7 | 43.4 | 61.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 38.1 | 42.3 | 45.3 | 63.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,058 | 32,536 | 34,651 | 36,723 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,093 | 33,789 | 36,160 | 38,093 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 68.5 | 68.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.0 | 7.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 1.5 | 2.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.9 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 21.7 | 21.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 55.0 | 62.0 | na | na | na |
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