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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 578 | 625 | 672 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.9 | 8.3 | 9.4 |
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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 | 1,912 | 1,906 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 601 | 604 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 597 | 553 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 333 | 330 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 404 | 365 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 484 | 460 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 4,331 | 4,219 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 63.3 | 67.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,019 | 34,595 | 35,726 | 37,055 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5,305 | 5,440 | 5,356 | 5,416 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 169.2 | 179.6 | 182.9 | 192.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 176.7 | 188.6 | 192.6 | 201.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,890 | 33,008 | 34,147 | 35,564 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,308 | 34,671 | 35,963 | 37,206 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 70.9 | 71.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.2 | 3.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.3 | 5.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.4 | 2.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 16.8 | 16.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 244.0 | 260.0 | na | na | na |
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