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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,288 | 1,186 | 949 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.8 | 9.6 | 7.7 |
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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 | 3,067 | 3,135 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,605 | 1,695 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,459 | 1,440 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,065 | 1,057 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 791 | 808 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,461 | 1,473 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 9,448 | 9,608 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 69.5 | 64.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,040 | 29,304 | 30,665 | 32,088 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 7,442 | 7,531 | 7,683 | 7,908 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 198.0 | 205.8 | 218.4 | 230.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 205.9 | 217.0 | 232.2 | 245.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,607 | 27,325 | 28,423 | 29,200 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,668 | 28,816 | 30,221 | 31,001 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 56.4 | 55.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.3 | 8.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.1 | 7.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.3 | 3.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 24.3 | 24.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 365.0 | 388.0 | na | na | na |
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