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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,826 | 1,619 | 1,288 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.6 | 8.4 | 6.7 |
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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 | 8,664 | 9,149 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,634 | 2,802 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,023 | 1,912 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,381 | 1,405 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,000 | 966 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,362 | 2,435 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 18,064 | 18,670 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 61.3 | 62.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,097 | 31,035 | 31,808 | 33,512 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 12,223 | 12,481 | 12,923 | 13,627 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 329.6 | 348.3 | 372.3 | 413.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 343.9 | 369.7 | 395.8 | 441.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,964 | 27,908 | 28,807 | 30,350 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,134 | 29,625 | 30,624 | 32,374 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 54.0 | 53.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.0 | 7.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.6 | 9.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 5.0 | 5.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 23.5 | 23.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.9 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 633.0 | 688.0 | na | na | na |
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