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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 718 | 671 | 911 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 4.0 | 3.9 | 5.6 |
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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 | 3,731 | 3,804 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,222 | 1,286 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 817 | 880 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 664 | 687 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 648 | 652 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,184 | 1,228 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 8,266 | 8,537 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 60.1 | 55.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 27,823 | 30,765 | 32,376 | 32,802 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 10,827 | 10,709 | 10,929 | 10,984 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 263.6 | 275.1 | 293.1 | 301.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 277.6 | 294.9 | 312.5 | 321.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 24,348 | 25,685 | 26,818 | 27,473 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 25,638 | 27,538 | 28,589 | 29,278 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 58.4 | 52.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 15.4 | 22.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.7 | 8.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.1 | 1.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 16.0 | 14.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 471.0 | 554.0 | na | na | na |
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