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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 996 | 1,069 | 974 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
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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 | 1,637 | 1,798 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 923 | 997 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 879 | 784 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 850 | 864 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 624 | 555 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,044 | 1,081 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 5,957 | 6,077 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 54.9 | 54.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,991 | 31,514 | 32,526 | 34,201 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 9,462 | 9,821 | 11,213 | 12,044 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 280.9 | 295.4 | 348.2 | 391.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 288.1 | 306.4 | 360.8 | 406.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,682 | 30,075 | 31,053 | 32,518 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,446 | 31,200 | 32,180 | 33,742 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 74.1 | 75.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 11.2 | 8.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.6 | 2.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.0 | 1.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.7 | 11.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 388.0 | 405.0 | na | na | na |
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