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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 335 | 349 | 361 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.6 |
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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 | 1,058 | 1,098 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 414 | 445 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 355 | 355 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 218 | 227 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 209 | 214 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 388 | 409 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,642 | 2,749 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 68.5 | 65.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 27,742 | 29,946 | 30,867 | 32,583 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,375 | 2,287 | 2,378 | 2,395 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 62.2 | 63.0 | 66.6 | 71.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 64.4 | 65.6 | 69.4 | 75.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,201 | 27,546 | 28,020 | 29,694 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,119 | 28,690 | 29,170 | 31,346 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 58.9 | 56.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.3 | 11.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.2 | 6.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.5 | 3.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 21.6 | 21.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 110.0 | 117.0 | na | na | na |
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