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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 847 | 691 | 722 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
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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 | 2,970 | 2,931 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 929 | 875 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 808 | 727 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 390 | 402 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 418 | 411 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 738 | 704 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 6,253 | 6,050 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 59.2 | 59.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 40,144 | 43,183 | 42,299 | 47,011 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 11,679 | 11,967 | 13,559 | 12,186 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 455.5 | 490.7 | 518.2 | 540.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 475.1 | 514.1 | 545.0 | 567.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 39,002 | 41,002 | 38,222 | 44,365 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 40,681 | 42,957 | 40,194 | 46,536 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 76.7 | 77.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.6 | 4.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.0 | 6.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.4 | 2.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 9.7 | 9.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 613.0 | 672.0 | na | na | na |
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