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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 830 | 779 | 1,019 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.3 | 6.4 | 8.8 |
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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 | 2,742 | 2,797 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 964 | 980 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 804 | 758 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 693 | 677 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 955 | 917 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 833 | 836 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 6,991 | 6,965 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 65.8 | 67.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,862 | 32,888 | 33,783 | 35,298 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 7,313 | 7,502 | 8,919 | 9,245 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 209.7 | 223.5 | 276.4 | 296.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 221.9 | 238.8 | 294.0 | 316.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,671 | 29,797 | 30,988 | 32,080 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,340 | 31,832 | 32,959 | 34,250 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 65.6 | 65.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.3 | 5.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.1 | 8.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.4 | 4.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 16.2 | 15.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 330.0 | 357.0 | na | na | na |
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