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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 555 | 751 | 637 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
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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 | 1,718 | 1,888 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 631 | 742 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 886 | 781 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 840 | 886 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 514 | 509 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 996 | 1,026 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 5,585 | 5,830 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 52.0 | 54.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,278 | 31,296 | 32,658 | 34,421 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 6,984 | 7,254 | 9,506 | 10,561 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 194.0 | 210.4 | 285.6 | 329.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 201.5 | 220.3 | 300.6 | 347.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,780 | 29,011 | 30,044 | 31,231 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,857 | 30,366 | 31,617 | 32,928 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 67.1 | 68.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 10.6 | 8.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.6 | 6.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.3 | 13.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.7 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 300.0 | 323.0 | na | na | na |
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