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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 550 | 493 | 438 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.7 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
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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 | 455 | 473 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 417 | 388 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 914 | 861 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 396 | 402 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 249 | 233 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 435 | 424 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,866 | 2,783 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 65.2 | 70.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 36,409 | 37,000 | 39,066 | 40,162 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 6,092 | 5,975 | 6,741 | 6,875 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 201.7 | 206.5 | 243.4 | 261.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 205.5 | 212.0 | 250.8 | 269.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33,110 | 34,559 | 36,114 | 37,984 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,733 | 35,475 | 37,203 | 39,183 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 75.6 | 77.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.4 | 5.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.4 | 2.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.6 | 1.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.9 | 12.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.2 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 276.0 | 281.0 | na | na | na |
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