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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 605 | 571 | 475 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 12.0 | 13.2 | 10.7 |
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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 | 529 | 552 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 308 | 322 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 447 | 437 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 286 | 296 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 163 | 168 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 204 | 207 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,937 | 1,983 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 51.7 | 55.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,531 | 34,061 | 34,852 | 36,115 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,865 | 3,843 | 3,811 | 3,990 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 115.1 | 118.1 | 121.5 | 132.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 119.1 | 122.8 | 126.9 | 139.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,792 | 30,741 | 31,873 | 33,318 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,821 | 31,955 | 33,290 | 34,842 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 73.7 | 73.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.3 | 7.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.4 | 6.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 11.1 | 11.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 161.0 | 169.0 | na | na | na |
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