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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 1,399 | 1,322 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 7.2 | 6.8 |
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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 | 4,848 | 5,011 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,014 | 2,039 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,484 | 1,534 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,018 | 1,072 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,018 | 957 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,775 | 2,137 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 12,157 | 12,749 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 66.5 | 70.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,997 | 31,177 | 32,770 | 33,431 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 12,493 | 12,260 | 11,954 | 11,881 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 343.6 | 348.5 | 353.9 | 362.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 351.9 | 363.9 | 370.1 | 371.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,500 | 28,429 | 29,604 | 30,489 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,164 | 29,683 | 30,964 | 31,296 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 61.5 | 60.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 11.4 | 10.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.5 | 7.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.6 | 1.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 18.7 | 19.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 579.0 | 609.0 | na | na | na |
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