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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 573 | 517 | 417 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.8 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
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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 | 1,105 | 1,236 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 440 | 491 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 448 | 402 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 480 | 476 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 365 | 349 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 648 | 668 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,486 | 3,621 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 46.1 | 52.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,729 | 32,578 | 33,296 | 35,092 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 7,409 | 7,559 | 7,601 | 8,346 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 223.7 | 233.7 | 239.0 | 274.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 229.3 | 242.5 | 249.1 | 286.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,188 | 30,912 | 31,448 | 32,864 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,944 | 32,082 | 32,773 | 34,287 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 76.6 | 77.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.7 | 6.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.6 | 2.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.0 | 11.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 299.0 | 311.0 | na | na | na |
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