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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 829 | 694 | 649 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
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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 | 3,559 | 3,651 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,018 | 1,048 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 868 | 813 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 638 | 655 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 674 | 652 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 911 | 953 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 7,668 | 7,773 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 61.4 | 65.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,673 | 32,326 | 33,397 | 34,901 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 11,184 | 11,318 | 11,507 | 11,777 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 314.8 | 329.1 | 340.4 | 363.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 328.1 | 348.3 | 362.1 | 383.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,147 | 29,076 | 29,585 | 30,902 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,339 | 30,772 | 31,464 | 32,584 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 68.1 | 67.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.6 | 7.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 8.7 | 8.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.6 | 2.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.7 | 13.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 478.0 | 509.0 | na | na | na |
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