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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,694 | 1,905 | 1,852 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.8 | 7.0 | 6.9 |
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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 | 4,602 | 4,786 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,822 | 1,937 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,719 | 1,602 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,433 | 1,391 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,158 | 1,113 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,062 | 1,893 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 12,796 | 12,724 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 53.6 | 55.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,833 | 29,745 | 31,611 | 34,232 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 16,720 | 16,268 | 15,685 | 16,028 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 427.2 | 429.1 | 432.8 | 463.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 441.0 | 448.8 | 454.8 | 485.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 25,553 | 26,379 | 27,594 | 28,933 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 26,376 | 27,585 | 28,997 | 30,300 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 60.6 | 58.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 10.9 | 12.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 11.0 | 11.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.7 | 15.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.0 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 735.0 | 781.0 | na | na | na |
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