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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 708 | 846 | 749 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.6 | 9.0 | 7.9 |
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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 | 1,635 | 1,697 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,003 | 1,003 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,117 | 1,139 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 596 | 615 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 340 | 365 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 721 | 1,061 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 5,412 | 5,879 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 73.3 | 71.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,781 | 32,866 | 33,035 | 33,205 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5,533 | 5,295 | 5,120 | 4,864 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 148.6 | 148.0 | 148.2 | 143.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 153.2 | 154.5 | 156.2 | 148.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,855 | 27,947 | 28,944 | 29,540 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,695 | 29,173 | 30,513 | 30,449 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 57.2 | 53.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 15.4 | 18.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.9 | 8.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.6 | 0.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 19.6 | 19.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 272.0 | 301.0 | na | na | na |
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