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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 433 | 468 | 486 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 24,268.0 | 33,209.0 | 33,194.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 24,472.0 | 28,662.0 | 28,271.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | -204.0 | 4,547.0 | 4,923.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 100,167.0 | 160,499.0 | 191,394.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 15,685.0 | 15,178.0 | 16,680.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 84,482.0 | 145,321.0 | 174,714.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | 8,157.0 | 5,223.0 | 2,500.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 1,697 | 1,712 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 407 | 422 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 495 | 439 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 354 | 343 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 392 | 352 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 591 | 554 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,936 | 3,822 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 56.4 | 54.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 38,227 | 35,356 | 36,924 | 39,479 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 6,911 | 7,111 | 7,242 | 7,474 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 213.4 | 229.1 | 242.9 | 264.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 222.7 | 243.5 | 258.9 | 279.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,878 | 32,218 | 33,543 | 35,353 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,229 | 34,238 | 35,752 | 37,441 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 64.4 | 66.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.5 | 7.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 14.6 | 11.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.3 | 3.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 9.7 | 9.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 346.0 | 362.0 | na | na | na |
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