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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 699 | 718 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 6.2 | 6.4 |
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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 | 4,186 | 4,161 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,305 | 1,324 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 885 | 788 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 493 | 498 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 548 | 491 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 958 | 938 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 8,375 | 8,199 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 64.6 | 67.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,786 | 32,855 | 33,787 | 35,267 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 8,477 | 8,363 | 8,417 | 8,518 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 252.4 | 257.2 | 268.3 | 282.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 265.6 | 272.4 | 284.6 | 298.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,775 | 30,749 | 31,878 | 33,149 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,327 | 32,574 | 33,814 | 35,074 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 64.8 | 64.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.2 | 5.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.7 | 7.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.2 | 3.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 18.3 | 18.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.7 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 400.0 | 417.0 | na | na | na |
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