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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 872 | 934 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 7.4 | 7.7 |
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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 | 4,270 | 4,239 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,272 | 1,267 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 840 | 781 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 529 | 538 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 631 | 627 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 851 | 839 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 8,393 | 8,291 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 65.1 | 66.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,938 | 34,541 | 34,966 | 36,287 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 9,086 | 9,030 | 8,963 | 9,235 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 277.5 | 286.3 | 294.0 | 312.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 290.5 | 302.1 | 310.0 | 329.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,545 | 31,703 | 32,806 | 33,883 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,968 | 33,460 | 34,584 | 35,656 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 65.7 | 64.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.8 | 4.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.3 | 9.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.6 | 4.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 16.9 | 16.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 433.0 | 461.0 | na | na | na |
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