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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 436 | 704 | 722 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.6 | 8.4 | 8.6 |
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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 | 1,022 | 1,143 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 602 | 652 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 537 | 502 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 591 | 643 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 388 | 419 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 630 | 655 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,770 | 4,014 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 50.5 | 56.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,027 | 35,265 | 34,907 | 36,232 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,970 | 4,372 | 6,473 | 7,273 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 129.9 | 148.6 | 217.5 | 251.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 132.9 | 153.9 | 224.5 | 260.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32,732 | 33,983 | 33,599 | 34,587 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,486 | 35,190 | 34,689 | 35,862 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 87.1 | 85.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.6 | 3.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 1.0 | 1.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.2 | 1.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 5.6 | 8.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 152.0 | 181.0 | na | na | na |
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