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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 454 | 396 | 443 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.2 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
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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 | 1,219 | 1,263 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 474 | 492 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 327 | 341 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 338 | 347 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 307 | 281 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 370 | 362 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,035 | 3,086 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 62.6 | 64.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,059 | 35,396 | 36,549 | 37,877 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,780 | 4,726 | 4,397 | 4,472 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 152.8 | 159.3 | 152.5 | 160.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 159.1 | 168.2 | 161.0 | 168.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,963 | 33,718 | 34,689 | 35,802 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,276 | 35,589 | 36,624 | 37,600 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 72.4 | 70.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.8 | 5.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.9 | 6.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.3 | 3.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.3 | 13.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 217.0 | 235.0 | na | na | na |
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