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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 522 | 472 | 438 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 15.9 | 14.4 | 12.6 |
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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 | 403 | 412 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 388 | 448 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 362 | 288 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 381 | 421 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 276 | 246 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 375 | 364 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,185 | 2,179 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 63.5 | 66.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,129 | 29,300 | 30,302 | 31,238 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,423 | 2,415 | 2,418 | 2,747 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 67.1 | 67.8 | 69.6 | 81.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 69.3 | 70.7 | 72.7 | 84.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,703 | 28,080 | 28,791 | 29,728 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,606 | 29,275 | 30,062 | 30,861 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 69.7 | 70.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.0 | 4.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 1.3 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.0 | 1.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 20.5 | 22.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 99.0 | 100.0 | na | na | na |
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