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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 592 | 473 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 9.4 | 7.5 |
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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 | 1,101 | 1,128 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 643 | 670 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 720 | 685 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 425 | 428 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 509 | 462 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 557 | 558 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,955 | 3,931 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 72.0 | 73.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,128 | 30,425 | 31,233 | 32,344 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,850 | 3,825 | 3,789 | 3,951 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 106.7 | 108.0 | 110.5 | 118.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 109.2 | 113.1 | 115.5 | 124.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,704 | 28,232 | 29,154 | 30,016 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,365 | 29,559 | 30,496 | 31,456 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 63.7 | 62.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.2 | 7.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.7 | 6.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.6 | 2.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 20.4 | 21.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 173.0 | 183.0 | na | na | na |
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