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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 663 | 725 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 4.7 | 5.1 |
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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 | 5,565 | 5,861 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,546 | 1,620 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,045 | 927 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 681 | 717 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 557 | 526 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,808 | 1,846 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 11,202 | 11,495 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 60.7 | 58.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,661 | 30,933 | 31,644 | 32,970 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 8,974 | 9,141 | 9,395 | 9,866 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 234.1 | 244.9 | 262.4 | 286.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 244.1 | 262.3 | 279.9 | 305.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,085 | 26,793 | 27,928 | 29,016 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,196 | 28,699 | 29,794 | 30,917 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 53.2 | 51.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 11.0 | 13.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 10.0 | 10.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 5.1 | 5.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 19.5 | 19.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.2 | 1.1 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 458.0 | 509.0 | na | na | na |
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