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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 59 | 687 | 588 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 11.0 | 9.1 | 7.8 |
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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 | 2,133 | 2,197 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 934 | 971 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,002 | 902 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 616 | 685 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 535 | 516 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,006 | 958 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 6,226 | 6,230 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 66.4 | 70.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,071 | 29,622 | 30,718 | 32,338 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5,054 | 4,653 | 5,022 | 5,236 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 134.9 | 125.1 | 141.6 | 154.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 140.7 | 133.1 | 149.9 | 164.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,694 | 26,893 | 28,205 | 29,440 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,844 | 28,614 | 29,851 | 31,400 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 59.4 | 57.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.9 | 8.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.7 | 6.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.5 | 3.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 21.9 | 23.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 236.0 | 233.0 | na | na | na |
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