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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 624 | 693 | 591 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 11.5 | 12.5 | 10.5 |
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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 | 1,463 | 1,565 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 622 | 665 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 600 | 562 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 375 | 396 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 335 | 332 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 778 | 753 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 4,173 | 4,273 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 65.2 | 65.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,517 | 29,668 | 30,806 | 32,259 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,481 | 3,417 | 3,690 | 3,812 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 91.9 | 93.0 | 105.0 | 111.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 95.4 | 98.1 | 110.6 | 118.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,412 | 27,209 | 28,449 | 29,270 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,394 | 28,704 | 29,962 | 31,104 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 62.2 | 61.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.2 | 7.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.2 | 5.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.2 | 2.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 21.6 | 23.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 152.0 | 157.0 | na | na | na |
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