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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 567 | 490 | 463 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.5 | 9.4 | 8.3 |
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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 | 802 | 791 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 384 | 398 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 480 | 431 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 165 | 170 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 375 | 371 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 304 | 297 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,510 | 2,458 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 58.0 | 58.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,502 | 36,439 | 36,644 | 38,876 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,758 | 3,804 | 3,969 | 4,052 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 123.0 | 127.0 | 136.5 | 144.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 127.5 | 132.9 | 142.7 | 151.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32,731 | 33,374 | 34,400 | 35,681 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,915 | 34,941 | 35,966 | 37,325 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 74.1 | 74.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.8 | 5.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.7 | 5.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.4 | 1.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.4 | 13.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 172.0 | 179.0 | na | na | na |
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