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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,396 | 1,032 | 1,298 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.7 | 5.5 | 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 | 3,582 | 3,672 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,432 | 1,515 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,190 | 1,065 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 899 | 958 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 753 | 722 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,541 | 1,437 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 9,397 | 9,370 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 63.4 | 64.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,721 | 33,490 | 34,790 | 35,894 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 13,360 | 13,736 | 14,031 | 14,346 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 406.7 | 436.8 | 464.8 | 489.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 421.6 | 458.4 | 486.8 | 511.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,441 | 31,798 | 33,125 | 34,118 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,558 | 33,374 | 34,693 | 35,667 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 70.1 | 70.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.1 | 7.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.7 | 6.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.5 | 2.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.1 | 13.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 598.0 | 650.0 | na | na | na |
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