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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 1,025 | 1,191 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 4.8 | 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 | 4,758 | 4,816 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,761 | 1,856 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,609 | 1,432 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 936 | 961 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 806 | 720 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,717 | 1,615 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 11,587 | 11,399 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 57.7 | 59.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,667 | 30,559 | 32,028 | 33,506 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 14,988 | 14,980 | 14,803 | 14,782 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 376.3 | 392.9 | 407.5 | 422.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 385.9 | 411.2 | 426.8 | 446.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 25,106 | 26,227 | 27,530 | 28,577 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 25,747 | 27,448 | 28,831 | 30,222 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 62.5 | 60.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 13.8 | 14.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.7 | 7.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.6 | 1.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 16.1 | 15.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 623.0 | 677.0 | na | na | na |
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