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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 349 | 295 | 244 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 14.0 | 11.9 | 9.2 |
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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 | 350 | 376 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 231 | 247 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 246 | 211 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 232 | 221 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 159 | 133 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 208 | 221 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,426 | 1,409 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 57.6 | 59.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,229 | 29,838 | 31,212 | 32,386 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1,911 | 1,974 | 1,943 | 2,064 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 53.3 | 56.2 | 57.3 | 62.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 54.8 | 58.5 | 59.5 | 65.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,877 | 28,471 | 29,487 | 30,421 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,668 | 29,656 | 30,646 | 31,693 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 69.9 | 70.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 10.3 | 8.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.3 | 2.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.0 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 16.2 | 18.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 79.0 | 84.0 | na | na | na |
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