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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 1,659 | 1,146 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 6.2 | 4.2 |
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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 | 5,974 | 6,103 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,056 | 2,096 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,322 | 1,357 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,106 | 1,171 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 936 | 890 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,702 | 1,708 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 13,096 | 13,324 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 65.0 | 63.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,860 | 33,950 | 35,093 | 35,108 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 17,682 | 17,296 | 17,090 | 17,214 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 500.7 | 513.0 | 523.2 | 543.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 519.6 | 539.8 | 550.8 | 567.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,320 | 29,662 | 30,614 | 31,581 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,386 | 31,209 | 32,230 | 32,973 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 62.9 | 57.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 14.0 | 19.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.5 | 7.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.7 | 1.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.6 | 13.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 825.0 | 931.0 | na | na | na |
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