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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 672 | 561 | 482 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.6 | 8.1 | 6.9 |
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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 | 1,684 | 1,652 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 497 | 510 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 581 | 494 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 407 | 414 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 296 | 298 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 527 | 502 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,992 | 3,871 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 56.0 | 56.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,485 | 31,651 | 32,855 | 34,428 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,392 | 4,533 | 4,680 | 4,962 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 120.6 | 130.6 | 140.0 | 154.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 126.5 | 137.8 | 148.4 | 161.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,468 | 28,808 | 29,904 | 31,109 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,805 | 30,394 | 31,712 | 32,613 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 60.6 | 62.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 10.0 | 7.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.7 | 7.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.5 | 3.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 17.4 | 17.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 206.0 | 221.0 | na | na | na |
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