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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,535 | 1,444 | 1,269 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 12.1 | 11.7 | 10.3 |
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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 | 3,080 | 3,052 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,292 | 1,293 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,515 | 1,413 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 850 | 834 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 747 | 743 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,047 | 962 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 8,531 | 8,297 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 59.3 | 58.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,559 | 31,669 | 31,411 | 34,647 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 8,118 | 8,348 | 8,253 | 7,962 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 217.4 | 231.2 | 235.6 | 241.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 226.5 | 243.3 | 247.7 | 254.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,783 | 27,693 | 28,549 | 30,341 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,897 | 29,140 | 30,017 | 31,984 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 60.7 | 60.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.7 | 6.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.2 | 9.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.1 | 2.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 21.4 | 21.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 370.0 | 405.0 | na | na | na |
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