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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 420 | 368 | 296 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.0 |
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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 | 794 | 831 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 454 | 470 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 643 | 634 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 462 | 490 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 252 | 272 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 346 | 352 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,951 | 3,050 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 52.0 | 55.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,369 | 33,842 | 34,492 | 35,885 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,924 | 4,888 | 5,917 | 6,179 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 146.4 | 149.9 | 187.2 | 204.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 151.3 | 155.8 | 195.2 | 213.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,726 | 30,676 | 31,633 | 33,136 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,729 | 31,874 | 32,985 | 34,583 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 74.0 | 73.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.2 | 7.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.1 | 6.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 11.1 | 11.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 203.0 | 213.0 | na | na | na |
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