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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 453 | 523 | 619 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 4.4 | 5.0 | 6.2 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 24,854.0 | 25,458.0 | 27,467.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 28,516.0 | 29,810.0 | 27,468.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | -3,662.0 | -4,352.0 | -1.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 190,650.0 | 184,290.0 | 184,218.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 8,829.0 | 9,845.0 | 9,275.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 181,821.0 | 174,445.0 | 174,943.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | 1,139.0 | 475.0 | -1,410.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 2,507 | 2,536 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 886 | 920 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 495 | 463 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 439 | 447 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 410 | 402 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 742 | 755 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 5,479 | 5,523 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 60.7 | 58.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,901 | 31,671 | 32,909 | 33,080 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 7,070 | 7,062 | 7,323 | 7,490 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 189.0 | 196.2 | 209.5 | 222.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 196.7 | 207.4 | 222.1 | 232.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,733 | 27,784 | 28,610 | 29,644 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,824 | 29,370 | 30,323 | 31,013 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 62.2 | 58.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 11.3 | 15.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 8.2 | 8.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.4 | 2.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 15.5 | 14.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 314.0 | 352.0 | na | na | na |
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