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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 586 | 487 | 418 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.5 | 8.8 | 7.3 |
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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 | 1,332 | 1,329 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 496 | 521 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 474 | 416 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 336 | 328 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 300 | 273 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 548 | 536 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,486 | 3,402 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 61.7 | 63.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,037 | 29,959 | 31,182 | 33,059 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,254 | 3,241 | 3,351 | 3,565 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 88.3 | 89.7 | 95.5 | 104.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 92.1 | 94.5 | 101.3 | 111.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,148 | 27,676 | 28,494 | 29,271 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,293 | 29,157 | 30,235 | 31,271 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 60.5 | 60.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.3 | 7.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.1 | 7.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.0 | 3.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 19.3 | 20.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 151.0 | 155.0 | na | na | na |
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