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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 3,909 | 3,596 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 9.8 | 9.1 |
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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 | 2,463 | 2,510 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,325 | 2,373 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 10,008 | 10,220 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,940 | 3,038 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,226 | 2,166 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,444 | 3,435 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 23,408 | 23,738 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 76.7 | 79.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 36,610 | 37,780 | 38,734 | 40,761 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 28,203 | 27,372 | 25,805 | 25,105 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 943.2 | 948.0 | 921.2 | 935.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 959.9 | 967.5 | 946.3 | 961.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33,442 | 34,634 | 35,699 | 37,245 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 34,034 | 35,348 | 36,673 | 38,312 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 79.6 | 77.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 3.4 | 3.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 1.3 | 1.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.7 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.9 | 16.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.1 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,209.0 | 1,267.0 | na | na | na |
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