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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 606 | 664 | 655 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.4 |
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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 | 1,616 | 1,673 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 619 | 649 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 548 | 503 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 458 | 435 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 376 | 359 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 633 | 614 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 4,250 | 4,233 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 53.3 | 54.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,546 | 30,588 | 31,461 | 32,880 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5,328 | 5,240 | 4,908 | 5,011 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 143.3 | 144.5 | 140.1 | 149.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 149.2 | 152.0 | 147.5 | 156.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,894 | 27,584 | 28,541 | 29,774 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,999 | 29,008 | 30,052 | 31,156 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 61.8 | 61.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 10.3 | 9.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 9.5 | 10.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.9 | 2.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 15.4 | 16.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.0 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 241.0 | 248.0 | na | na | na |
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