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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 290 | 297 | 252 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 24.0 | 31.6 | 27.2 |
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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 | 156 | na | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 111 | 22 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 825 | 60 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 154 | 20 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 224 | na | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 242 | na | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,713 | 153 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 79.1 | 63.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,677 | 34,994 | 36,476 | 41,212 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1,287 | 1,453 | 1,310 | 797 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 39.4 | 44.9 | 44.1 | 30.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 40.7 | 46.5 | 46.2 | 31.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,600 | 30,879 | 33,679 | 38,437 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,602 | 32,034 | 35,258 | 39,998 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 69.9 | 67.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 3.8 | 4.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.4 | 3.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.7 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 23.1 | 23.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.1 | 0.1 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 58.0 | 70.0 | na | na | na |
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