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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 886 | 872 | 656 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.6 | 7.7 | 5.6 |
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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 | 2,183 | 2,275 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,093 | 1,150 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,003 | 893 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 533 | 563 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 522 | 515 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,188 | 1,149 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 6,522 | 6,543 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 69.2 | 67.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,984 | 31,159 | 32,881 | 33,368 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 7,892 | 7,854 | 7,844 | 8,188 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 213.2 | 220.3 | 228.6 | 249.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 221.8 | 231.6 | 242.3 | 262.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,014 | 28,047 | 29,148 | 30,445 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,107 | 29,484 | 30,889 | 31,995 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 64.4 | 62.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 11.9 | 13.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.5 | 5.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.7 | 1.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 17.0 | 16.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 339.0 | 365.0 | na | na | na |
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