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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 570 | 434 | 418 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 16.6 | 13.7 | 13.2 |
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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 | 682 | 702 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 418 | 433 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 304 | 295 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 289 | 305 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 199 | 182 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 321 | 314 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,213 | 2,230 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 61.0 | 57.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,933 | 30,115 | 31,023 | 32,758 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,395 | 2,449 | 2,461 | 2,372 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 66.1 | 68.8 | 71.8 | 72.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 68.8 | 72.0 | 74.8 | 75.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,611 | 28,077 | 29,161 | 30,343 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,710 | 29,398 | 30,387 | 31,905 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 68.9 | 68.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.6 | 5.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.6 | 3.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.4 | 1.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 20.1 | 21.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 99.0 | 104.0 | na | na | na |
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