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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 766 | 734 | 557 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.1 | 10.0 | 7.2 |
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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 | 2,198 | 2,301 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 996 | 1,024 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 772 | 708 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 420 | 450 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 446 | 421 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 960 | 892 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 5,792 | 5,795 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 73.1 | 72.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,467 | 31,291 | 32,183 | 33,951 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5,712 | 5,689 | 5,829 | 6,064 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 160.9 | 166.7 | 178.1 | 192.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 168.3 | 176.4 | 186.8 | 203.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,172 | 29,303 | 30,561 | 31,810 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,461 | 30,999 | 32,043 | 33,523 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 65.5 | 65.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.6 | 7.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.5 | 4.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.4 | 2.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 19.5 | 19.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 251.0 | 262.0 | na | na | na |
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