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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 1,218 | 1,235 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 7.2 | 7.3 |
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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 | 2,502 | 2,532 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 901 | 952 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,379 | 1,251 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,061 | 1,073 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 692 | 648 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,146 | 1,143 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 7,681 | 7,601 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 57.2 | 62.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,604 | 33,913 | 34,808 | 36,685 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 10,743 | 11,008 | 11,516 | 11,574 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 318.3 | 337.3 | 360.8 | 380.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 330.5 | 354.2 | 380.7 | 399.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,630 | 30,643 | 31,333 | 32,861 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,768 | 32,179 | 33,056 | 34,480 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 67.4 | 66.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 11.9 | 11.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.9 | 6.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.2 | 13.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 489.0 | 529.0 | na | na | na |
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