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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 617 | 527 | 483 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.3 | 6.1 | 5.2 |
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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 | 1,126 | 1,077 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 417 | 426 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 505 | 468 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 195 | 210 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 368 | 393 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 314 | 320 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,925 | 2,894 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 55.4 | 57.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 37,994 | 40,753 | 40,967 | 42,372 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 6,485 | 6,533 | 6,561 | 6,717 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 224.1 | 235.2 | 245.1 | 258.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 233.3 | 247.1 | 258.1 | 274.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34,562 | 36,004 | 37,354 | 38,519 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 35,976 | 37,821 | 39,345 | 40,789 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 73.1 | 72.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.2 | 5.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 8.9 | 11.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.1 | 2.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 8.0 | 7.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 318.0 | 343.0 | na | na | na |
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