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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 761 | 770 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 5.5 | 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 | 4,330 | 4,326 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,164 | 1,146 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 906 | 893 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 440 | 463 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 648 | 623 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 959 | 899 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 8,447 | 8,349 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 64.1 | 64.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,412 | 34,721 | 35,628 | 37,098 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 10,536 | 10,395 | 10,401 | 10,675 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 322.8 | 331.5 | 344.2 | 367.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 339.2 | 352.7 | 364.7 | 390.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,639 | 31,886 | 33,088 | 34,443 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,196 | 33,931 | 35,064 | 36,590 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 65.8 | 65.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.4 | 5.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 9.0 | 10.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.5 | 4.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.4 | 14.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.9 | 0.7 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 505.0 | 532.0 | na | na | na |
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