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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 145 | 194 | 199 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
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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 | 1,251 | 1,337 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 300 | 310 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 255 | 243 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 305 | 306 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 245 | 233 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 320 | 345 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,676 | 2,774 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 50.2 | 54.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,217 | 34,830 | 35,333 | 36,094 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,572 | 4,683 | 4,828 | 3,218 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 144.0 | 151.3 | 159.3 | 109.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 148.5 | 159.2 | 167.0 | 113.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,505 | 32,317 | 32,993 | 33,910 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,473 | 34,004 | 34,585 | 35,399 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 77.6 | 76.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.2 | 4.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.1 | 5.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.5 | 2.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 9.1 | 10.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 189.0 | 206.0 | na | na | na |
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