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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 492 | 400 | 562 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.3 | 6.0 | 8.3 |
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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 | 1,569 | 1,602 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 461 | 469 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 307 | 301 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 287 | 267 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 254 | 256 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 352 | 340 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,230 | 3,235 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 61.2 | 66.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,731 | 31,829 | 33,401 | 34,054 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,815 | 4,889 | 4,255 | 4,319 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 131.9 | 137.6 | 125.7 | 133.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 139.1 | 146.3 | 133.7 | 142.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,384 | 28,146 | 29,535 | 30,878 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,896 | 29,927 | 31,413 | 32,884 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 63.6 | 61.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.4 | 10.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 8.6 | 9.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.7 | 2.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 16.5 | 16.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 214.0 | 231.0 | na | na | na |
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