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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 434 | 372 | 296 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.8 | 9.1 | 7.2 |
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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 | 1,140 | 1,145 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 288 | 291 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 364 | 337 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 216 | 200 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 165 | 157 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 329 | 322 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,502 | 2,451 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 52.2 | 53.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,509 | 32,028 | 32,651 | 33,941 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,567 | 2,707 | 2,824 | 2,773 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 70.6 | 77.9 | 84.8 | 87.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 74.2 | 83.5 | 90.2 | 92.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,488 | 28,785 | 30,012 | 31,568 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,901 | 30,837 | 31,947 | 33,340 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 60.9 | 61.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.2 | 7.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.7 | 9.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.4 | 3.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 17.6 | 17.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.1 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 120.0 | 134.0 | na | na | na |
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