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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 862 | 675 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 7.5 | 5.9 |
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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 | 4,305 | 4,435 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,326 | 1,409 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,202 | 1,046 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 763 | 775 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 657 | 632 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,719 | 1,771 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 9,972 | 10,069 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 61.1 | 69.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,930 | 30,107 | 31,207 | 32,569 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 7,419 | 6,771 | 7,208 | 7,605 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 206.0 | 186.9 | 205.1 | 226.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 215.4 | 199.4 | 218.1 | 241.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,769 | 27,604 | 28,450 | 29,795 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,040 | 29,453 | 30,265 | 31,781 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 55.5 | 53.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.6 | 9.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 9.2 | 7.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.6 | 4.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 20.4 | 24.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 386.0 | 365.0 | na | na | na |
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