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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,140 | 1,141 | 997 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.2 | 8.0 | 6.6 |
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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 | 1,023 | 1,105 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 692 | 726 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 802 | 725 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 899 | 955 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 664 | 661 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 897 | 883 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 4,977 | 5,055 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 55.3 | 55.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,318 | 31,836 | 32,736 | 33,921 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 10,541 | 10,707 | 11,654 | 12,525 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 311.6 | 324.4 | 362.4 | 404.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 319.6 | 335.7 | 375.0 | 419.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,561 | 30,294 | 31,095 | 32,319 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,319 | 31,355 | 32,177 | 33,463 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 79.2 | 80.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.5 | 6.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 1.2 | 1.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.1 | 11.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 401.0 | 417.0 | na | na | na |
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