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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 508 | 564 | 496 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.7 | 10.1 | 8.7 |
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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 | 481 | 496 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 455 | 444 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 883 | 881 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 261 | 261 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 237 | 229 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 412 | 386 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,729 | 2,697 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 75.4 | 79.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 43,798 | 44,033 | 44,702 | 45,864 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,607 | 3,762 | 3,820 | 4,429 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 136.7 | 147.7 | 155.6 | 189.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 139.3 | 151.3 | 159.6 | 192.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 37,900 | 39,264 | 40,726 | 42,684 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 38,616 | 40,205 | 41,788 | 43,520 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 79.0 | 81.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.3 | 4.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 0.5 | 1.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 12.4 | 12.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 176.0 | 187.0 | na | na | na |
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