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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,215 | 996 | 848 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 13.8 | 12.5 | 10.2 |
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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 | 2,279 | 2,379 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 851 | 844 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 955 | 889 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 588 | 562 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 583 | 533 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 864 | 798 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 6,120 | 6,005 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 58.1 | 57.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 27,821 | 29,456 | 30,589 | 32,217 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5,090 | 5,139 | 5,575 | 5,975 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 133.7 | 139.2 | 157.5 | 175.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 140.1 | 147.6 | 167.3 | 188.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,264 | 27,092 | 28,258 | 29,380 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,518 | 28,721 | 30,003 | 31,469 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 58.7 | 58.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.9 | 7.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.5 | 7.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.4 | 3.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 21.6 | 22.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.0 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 235.0 | 249.0 | na | na | na |
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