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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 815 | 666 | 595 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.6 | 8.1 | 6.9 |
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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 | 1,394 | 1,494 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 613 | 644 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 721 | 647 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 505 | 521 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 424 | 378 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 859 | 868 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 4,516 | 4,552 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 60.9 | 55.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 27,936 | 29,115 | 30,384 | 32,052 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5,044 | 5,133 | 5,393 | 5,933 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 132.1 | 140.1 | 151.9 | 171.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 136.9 | 148.4 | 160.1 | 181.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,184 | 27,286 | 28,169 | 28,864 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,147 | 28,916 | 29,687 | 30,572 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 62.7 | 63.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 11.4 | 9.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.4 | 5.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.5 | 2.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 17.4 | 18.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 1.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 219.0 | 233.0 | na | na | na |
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