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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 489 | 436 | 350 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
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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 | 1,179 | 1,226 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 440 | 462 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 420 | 350 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 412 | 410 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 396 | 369 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 506 | 546 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,353 | 3,363 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 47.4 | 49.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,325 | 36,182 | 37,146 | 38,563 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 9,434 | 9,430 | 9,547 | 9,722 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 307.8 | 319.1 | 334.0 | 351.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 319.2 | 334.8 | 351.1 | 369.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32,631 | 33,836 | 34,988 | 36,164 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,831 | 35,506 | 36,776 | 38,000 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 81.4 | 81.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.3 | 4.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.4 | 4.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.6 | 2.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 6.9 | 7.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 387.0 | 407.0 | na | na | na |
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