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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 698 | 531 | 659 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.9 | 4.2 | 5.2 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 20,930.0 | 24,012.0 | 22,759.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 19,504.0 | 23,723.0 | 22,153.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | 1,426.0 | 289.0 | 606.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 151,883.0 | 156,450.0 | 160,899.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 5,563.0 | 8,150.0 | 8,110.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 146,320.0 | 148,300.0 | 152,789.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | -1,441.0 | -1,083.0 | -326.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 1,775 | 1,836 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 745 | 791 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 567 | 548 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 553 | 594 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 438 | 413 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 841 | 782 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 4,919 | 4,964 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 59.7 | 60.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,355 | 34,947 | 36,251 | 37,339 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 9,146 | 9,418 | 9,739 | 9,980 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 290.5 | 312.4 | 336.2 | 355.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 301.1 | 327.1 | 351.6 | 370.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,763 | 33,173 | 34,523 | 35,586 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,920 | 34,737 | 36,099 | 37,076 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 75.1 | 75.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.9 | 5.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.6 | 6.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.1 | 2.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.8 | 10.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 398.0 | 432.0 | na | na | na |
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