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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 852 | 910 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 18.2 | 19.4 |
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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 | 1,144 | 1,171 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 764 | 792 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 668 | 616 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 651 | 668 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 435 | 411 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 655 | 603 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 4,317 | 4,262 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 71.2 | 73.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,004 | 30,509 | 31,285 | 32,737 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,031 | 3,989 | 4,018 | 4,182 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 113.9 | 115.7 | 121.3 | 131.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 117.7 | 121.0 | 126.2 | 136.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,244 | 28,994 | 30,181 | 31,316 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,191 | 30,335 | 31,417 | 32,543 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 68.2 | 67.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.1 | 3.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 1.3 | 1.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.8 | 1.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 23.8 | 25.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 170.0 | 176.0 | na | na | na |
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