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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,538 | 1,266 | 1,408 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.7 | 6.6 | 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 | 1,867 | 2,024 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,240 | 1,333 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,070 | 952 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,226 | 1,249 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 922 | 835 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,321 | 1,298 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 7,646 | 7,691 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 55.7 | 58.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,625 | 33,855 | 34,657 | 35,738 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 15,371 | 15,485 | 15,257 | 15,726 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 472.9 | 495.9 | 503.7 | 538.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 487.7 | 515.8 | 525.0 | 558.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,764 | 32,026 | 33,016 | 34,254 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,730 | 33,312 | 34,407 | 35,543 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 80.0 | 80.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.5 | 4.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.7 | 2.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 11.4 | 11.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 604.0 | 637.0 | na | na | na |
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