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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 595 | 501 | 519 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 25,152.0 | 26,164.0 | 27,173.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 23,309.0 | 26,358.0 | 26,591.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | 1,843.0 | -194.0 | 582.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 162,893.0 | 164,873.0 | 163,747.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 10,764.0 | 11,906.0 | 10,341.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 152,129.0 | 152,967.0 | 153,406.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | 3,431.0 | 5,401.0 | 1,345.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 3,364 | 3,519 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 983 | 997 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 614 | 733 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 516 | 548 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 454 | 452 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 938 | 1,007 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 6,869 | 7,256 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 63.3 | 53.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,367 | 31,249 | 32,638 | 32,617 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 8,601 | 8,545 | 8,712 | 8,831 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 227.7 | 239.5 | 255.9 | 265.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 239.5 | 254.4 | 270.2 | 278.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,468 | 28,033 | 29,373 | 30,072 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,843 | 29,771 | 31,019 | 31,566 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 61.2 | 57.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 13.1 | 16.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.9 | 7.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.9 | 2.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 15.7 | 14.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 385.0 | 439.0 | na | na | na |
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