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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,456 | 1,625 | 1,595 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
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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 | 3,942 | 4,102 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,570 | 1,661 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,469 | 1,362 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,161 | 1,139 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 932 | 910 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,665 | 1,619 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 10,739 | 10,795 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 54.3 | 56.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,335 | 29,984 | 31,143 | 32,975 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 12,762 | 12,616 | 12,288 | 12,619 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 332.2 | 337.0 | 341.8 | 366.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 344.4 | 353.9 | 359.4 | 383.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,029 | 26,715 | 27,813 | 29,010 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 26,983 | 28,050 | 29,247 | 30,382 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 59.5 | 58.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 11.6 | 10.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 10.3 | 10.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.0 | 2.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 15.5 | 16.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.1 | 1.0 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 583.0 | 603.0 | na | na | na |
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