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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 552 | 590 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 4.8 | 5.0 |
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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 | 2,951 | 2,940 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 776 | 783 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 585 | 541 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 319 | 320 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 516 | 549 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 608 | 582 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 5,755 | 5,715 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 64.4 | 65.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,807 | 35,946 | 37,041 | 38,110 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 8,496 | 8,502 | 8,651 | 8,915 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 275.0 | 284.5 | 299.2 | 315.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 288.3 | 301.4 | 315.0 | 332.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32,374 | 33,458 | 34,588 | 35,329 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,931 | 35,452 | 36,416 | 37,334 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 70.0 | 69.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.0 | 5.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.1 | 7.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.1 | 4.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 12.2 | 12.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 405.0 | 425.0 | na | na | na |
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