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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 965 | 992 | 891 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.5 | 5.6 | 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 | 2,861 | 3,004 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 740 | 787 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,121 | 935 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 922 | 964 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 545 | 517 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,009 | 1,043 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 7,198 | 7,250 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 48.4 | 54.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,869 | 30,956 | 31,701 | 33,374 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 10,776 | 11,033 | 11,350 | 11,907 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 277.4 | 293.9 | 312.3 | 345.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 289.3 | 312.2 | 330.6 | 364.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 25,742 | 26,642 | 27,515 | 29,004 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 26,849 | 28,295 | 29,129 | 30,633 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 59.4 | 60.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 14.9 | 12.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 10.3 | 11.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.6 | 2.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 11.9 | 12.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.0 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 489.0 | 520.0 | na | na | na |
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