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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 485 | 510 | 483 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.8 | 10.0 | 9.6 |
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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 | 186 | 183 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 215 | 221 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,473 | 1,541 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 396 | 416 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 280 | 251 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 484 | 490 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,036 | 3,103 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 80.0 | 85.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 46,109 | 47,066 | 48,578 | 50,296 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,911 | 3,693 | 3,194 | 3,194 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 160.0 | 155.8 | 140.1 | 145.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 160.1 | 155.3 | 140.7 | 147.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 40,910 | 42,193 | 43,850 | 45,466 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 40,932 | 42,047 | 44,037 | 46,151 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 86.4 | 83.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 2.6 | 1.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 0.1 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.4 | 13.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.1 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 188.0 | 191.0 | na | na | na |
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