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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 369 | 437 | 352 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.8 | 9.0 | 7.1 |
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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 | 1,080 | 1,118 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 456 | 478 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 455 | 440 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 217 | 244 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 251 | 247 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 627 | 596 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,086 | 3,123 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 72.6 | 72.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 27,260 | 30,123 | 31,804 | 31,977 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,031 | 2,995 | 3,026 | 3,130 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 78.7 | 81.8 | 85.6 | 90.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 81.5 | 86.1 | 90.7 | 95.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 25,980 | 27,310 | 28,273 | 28,929 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 26,887 | 28,735 | 29,959 | 30,359 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 59.7 | 58.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 11.8 | 13.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.4 | 6.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.1 | 2.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 20.7 | 19.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 136.0 | 148.0 | na | na | na |
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