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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 633 | 824 | 665 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 3.9 | 5.1 | 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 | 3,537 | 3,665 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,072 | 1,050 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 577 | 705 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 610 | 626 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 509 | 551 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 874 | 1,030 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 7,179 | 7,624 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 60.9 | 53.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,984 | 32,052 | 33,456 | 33,552 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 10,122 | 10,105 | 9,922 | 10,053 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 269.5 | 285.3 | 290.0 | 299.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 279.8 | 302.2 | 307.0 | 315.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,621 | 28,238 | 29,223 | 29,787 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,648 | 29,909 | 30,945 | 31,386 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 61.2 | 57.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 12.9 | 16.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 9.0 | 9.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.1 | 1.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.5 | 13.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 459.0 | 526.0 | na | na | na |
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