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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 393 | 360 | 319 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 19.5 | 17.0 | 15.1 |
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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 | 663 | 704 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 348 | 350 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 396 | 345 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 165 | 155 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 112 | 127 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 189 | 186 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,873 | 1,868 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 62.2 | 60.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,890 | 31,106 | 32,037 | 34,301 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1,282 | 1,405 | 1,406 | 1,482 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 34.3 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 45.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 36.3 | 42.8 | 44.6 | 48.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,760 | 28,447 | 29,893 | 30,569 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,317 | 30,497 | 31,736 | 32,684 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 53.6 | 54.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.6 | 7.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.3 | 7.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.9 | 4.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 26.5 | 24.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 66.0 | 77.0 | na | na | na |
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