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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 393 | 295 | 361 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
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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 | 1,124 | 1,169 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 433 | 462 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 311 | 302 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 369 | 392 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 278 | 267 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 453 | 422 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,968 | 3,014 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 57.3 | 55.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,293 | 35,555 | 36,810 | 37,926 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5,848 | 6,007 | 6,108 | 6,293 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 190.3 | 203.3 | 215.1 | 228.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 197.6 | 213.0 | 225.3 | 237.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32,543 | 33,838 | 35,220 | 36,228 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,790 | 35,451 | 36,881 | 37,672 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 77.1 | 77.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.0 | 4.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.3 | 5.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.1 | 2.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.1 | 10.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 254.0 | 272.0 | na | na | na |
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