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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 896 | 790 | 743 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 16.0 | 17.0 | 16.1 |
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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 | 1,151 | 1,157 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 715 | 723 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 548 | 549 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 524 | 557 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 414 | 421 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 607 | 590 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,959 | 3,997 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 56.7 | 61.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,143 | 29,928 | 30,730 | 32,349 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,834 | 4,637 | 3,337 | 3,302 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 134.6 | 131.7 | 97.6 | 101.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 139.2 | 137.1 | 101.6 | 106.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,853 | 28,410 | 29,240 | 30,660 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,790 | 29,563 | 30,435 | 32,137 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 64.3 | 63.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.8 | 4.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.1 | 3.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.5 | 1.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 24.7 | 25.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 214.0 | 212.0 | na | na | na |
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