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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 484 | 460 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 5.4 | 5.2 |
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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 | 2,954 | 3,020 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 767 | 768 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 467 | 443 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 336 | 352 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 433 | 418 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 638 | 623 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 5,595 | 5,623 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 64.4 | 60.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,856 | 35,894 | 36,825 | 38,306 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 6,815 | 6,758 | 6,816 | 6,953 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 212.1 | 218.8 | 229.1 | 243.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 224.9 | 234.3 | 245.2 | 261.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,121 | 32,382 | 33,616 | 35,082 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,995 | 34,676 | 35,980 | 37,544 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 64.2 | 63.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.2 | 6.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 9.5 | 11.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.8 | 3.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.1 | 14.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.1 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 341.0 | 362.0 | na | na | na |
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