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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 2,027 | 1,876 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 8.8 | 9.4 |
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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 | 9,013 | 9,086 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,740 | 2,769 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,989 | 1,782 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,423 | 1,471 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 992 | 975 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,039 | 2,933 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 19,196 | 19,014 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 65.0 | 65.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,467 | 32,899 | 33,834 | 35,502 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 15,700 | 15,887 | 14,586 | 15,225 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 457.3 | 474.5 | 446.1 | 484.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 479.5 | 509.5 | 482.3 | 520.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,128 | 29,868 | 30,585 | 31,813 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,540 | 32,069 | 33,068 | 34,187 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 58.5 | 55.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.5 | 8.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.5 | 8.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.7 | 5.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 20.2 | 21.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 814.0 | 909.0 | na | na | na |
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