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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 1,477 | 1,413 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 7.1 | 6.8 |
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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 | 4,144 | 4,315 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,594 | 1,654 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,367 | 1,456 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,225 | 1,238 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,049 | 1,039 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,376 | 1,388 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 10,755 | 11,091 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 62.3 | 66.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,563 | 34,096 | 34,798 | 35,947 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 15,420 | 15,471 | 15,584 | 15,765 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 460.3 | 476.2 | 494.7 | 517.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 475.3 | 498.2 | 516.5 | 541.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,851 | 30,777 | 31,742 | 32,848 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,823 | 32,202 | 33,144 | 34,317 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 68.6 | 68.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.4 | 7.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.6 | 7.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.0 | 2.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.0 | 14.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 691.0 | 726.0 | na | na | na |
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