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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 300 | 311 | 322 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
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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 | 1,028 | 1,068 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 417 | 413 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 338 | 309 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 301 | 291 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 198 | 194 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 428 | 404 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,710 | 2,678 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 56.5 | 57.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,287 | 30,843 | 35,300 | 40,418 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,434 | 4,186 | 4,065 | 4,010 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 111.9 | 108.9 | 111.1 | 117.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 114.9 | 114.9 | 118.7 | 124.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 25,237 | 26,019 | 27,329 | 29,216 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 25,922 | 27,457 | 29,195 | 30,988 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 60.3 | 52.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 12.6 | 20.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 13.4 | 13.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 12.1 | 11.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 193.0 | 223.0 | na | na | na |
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