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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 966 | 885 | 1,054 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
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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 | 1,333 | 1,508 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,035 | 1,128 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 976 | 1,006 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 849 | 965 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 744 | 834 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,358 | 1,510 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 6,295 | 6,950 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 54.9 | 59.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,536 | 35,716 | 36,563 | 37,619 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 14,928 | 16,141 | 17,790 | 19,110 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 487.7 | 544.4 | 614.1 | 684.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 504.0 | 568.5 | 640.5 | 708.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32,670 | 33,729 | 34,522 | 35,809 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,760 | 35,221 | 36,004 | 37,074 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 82.7 | 83.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.0 | 4.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.4 | 4.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 7.0 | 7.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 602.0 | 679.0 | na | na | na |
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