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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 475 | 402 | 334 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
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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 | 1,305 | 1,333 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 466 | 467 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 415 | 357 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 453 | 467 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 390 | 351 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 619 | 621 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,648 | 3,596 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 48.6 | 53.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,836 | 35,246 | 36,539 | 38,036 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 9,446 | 9,572 | 9,457 | 9,686 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 297.2 | 312.0 | 317.5 | 339.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 309.3 | 329.4 | 334.0 | 356.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,459 | 32,591 | 33,575 | 35,070 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,749 | 34,414 | 35,314 | 36,844 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 74.6 | 75.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.9 | 7.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.7 | 7.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 7.8 | 7.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 412.0 | 440.0 | na | na | na |
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