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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 494 | 462 | 362 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.0 | 7.2 | 5.7 |
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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 | 1,595 | 1,747 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 600 | 640 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 414 | 353 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 423 | 412 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 346 | 329 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 584 | 573 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,962 | 4,054 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 57.7 | 64.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,027 | 31,221 | 31,693 | 33,226 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,332 | 4,403 | 4,483 | 4,697 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 125.4 | 129.5 | 135.6 | 148.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 129.2 | 134.9 | 140.4 | 154.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,937 | 29,411 | 30,254 | 31,559 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,826 | 30,640 | 31,307 | 32,972 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 71.2 | 70.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.8 | 5.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.2 | 3.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.1 | 2.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 18.0 | 18.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 180.0 | 191.0 | na | na | na |
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