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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 587 | 455 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 5.0 | 3.9 |
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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 | 1,295 | 1,363 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 605 | 623 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 494 | 432 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 614 | 575 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 354 | 319 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 684 | 661 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 4,046 | 3,972 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 51.7 | 50.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,292 | 32,260 | 33,429 | 35,254 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 8,638 | 8,432 | 9,126 | 9,258 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 264.0 | 256.8 | 286.1 | 303.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 271.9 | 266.7 | 298.6 | 317.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,566 | 30,451 | 31,351 | 32,830 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,477 | 31,628 | 32,717 | 34,311 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 77.8 | 78.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.5 | 6.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.4 | 2.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.6 | 1.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 9.3 | 11.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 347.0 | 339.0 | na | na | na |
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