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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 260 | 198 | 251 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.5 | 8.5 | 11.3 |
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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 | 898 | 937 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 350 | 364 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 284 | 290 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 158 | 163 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 114 | 134 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 374 | 376 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,178 | 2,264 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 68.3 | 69.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 27,890 | 28,662 | 30,352 | 30,243 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1,416 | 1,456 | 1,508 | 1,519 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 38.1 | 39.9 | 42.2 | 43.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 39.6 | 42.2 | 45.0 | 46.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,886 | 27,397 | 28,003 | 28,565 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,943 | 28,971 | 29,831 | 30,336 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 56.2 | 55.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.4 | 9.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.9 | 6.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.2 | 2.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 27.0 | 26.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 70.0 | 76.0 | na | na | na |
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