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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 427 | 332 | 321 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.0 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
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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 | 1,005 | 1,051 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 284 | 297 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 273 | 213 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 223 | 242 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 173 | 150 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 290 | 281 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,248 | 2,234 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 52.1 | 58.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,794 | 37,425 | 38,328 | 40,226 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,959 | 3,953 | 3,961 | 3,991 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 130.0 | 134.7 | 138.7 | 146.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 134.5 | 141.7 | 146.7 | 155.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32,840 | 34,082 | 35,022 | 36,817 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,961 | 35,853 | 37,033 | 38,941 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 74.9 | 73.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.7 | 5.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.5 | 7.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.4 | 2.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.7 | 10.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 179.0 | 190.0 | na | na | na |
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