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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,499 | 1,124 | 1,172 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
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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 | 4,165 | 4,283 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,803 | 1,803 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,405 | 1,256 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,201 | 1,189 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 713 | 679 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,861 | 1,845 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 11,148 | 11,059 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 58.2 | 62.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,678 | 34,676 | 35,021 | 37,442 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 16,807 | 16,068 | 15,897 | 15,564 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 456.4 | 459.7 | 469.3 | 486.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 458.1 | 485.5 | 492.1 | 510.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,158 | 28,608 | 29,519 | 31,280 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,256 | 30,217 | 30,956 | 32,821 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 66.5 | 53.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 0.5 | 20.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 17.7 | 13.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.6 | 1.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.1 | 11.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 716.0 | 919.0 | na | na | na |
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