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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,375 | 1,167 | 1,540 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.1 | 4.7 | 6.1 |
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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 | 6,679 | 6,766 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,032 | 2,044 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,209 | 1,208 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 961 | 947 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 995 | 933 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,682 | 1,649 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 13,558 | 13,550 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 63.8 | 66.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,774 | 32,761 | 36,269 | 34,233 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 16,383 | 16,133 | 15,985 | 16,444 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 432.0 | 448.3 | 457.5 | 482.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 452.2 | 477.9 | 489.8 | 511.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,370 | 27,786 | 28,622 | 29,334 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,600 | 29,621 | 30,642 | 31,119 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 59.3 | 51.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 13.3 | 23.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 8.9 | 9.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.6 | 2.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 15.5 | 13.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 758.0 | 919.0 | na | na | na |
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