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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 283 | 258 | 289 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.6 |
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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 | 1,151 | 1,157 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 364 | 372 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 261 | 228 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 223 | 223 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 235 | 231 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 384 | 378 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,618 | 2,589 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 56.7 | 58.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,511 | 32,472 | 34,333 | 33,845 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,392 | 3,370 | 3,567 | 3,710 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 98.7 | 104.5 | 114.5 | 121.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 101.6 | 109.5 | 119.9 | 124.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,083 | 30,999 | 32,109 | 32,673 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,956 | 32,499 | 33,610 | 33,639 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 66.5 | 62.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.6 | 14.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.7 | 6.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.3 | 2.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 15.7 | 14.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.2 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 153.0 | 175.0 | na | na | na |
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