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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 1,155 | 1,199 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 9.6 | 10.0 |
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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 | 3,835 | 3,812 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,693 | 1,751 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,434 | 1,341 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 823 | 819 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 829 | 795 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,197 | 1,130 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 9,811 | 9,648 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 69.9 | 68.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,823 | 31,421 | 32,532 | 33,906 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 8,220 | 8,176 | 8,448 | 8,592 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 240.4 | 247.7 | 265.5 | 281.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 250.3 | 258.6 | 277.5 | 293.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,246 | 30,299 | 31,432 | 32,795 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,453 | 31,624 | 32,849 | 34,202 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 65.2 | 65.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.2 | 4.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.7 | 4.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.8 | 1.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 23.7 | 23.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 377.0 | 395.0 | na | na | na |
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