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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 671 | 499 | 426 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.4 | 4.8 | 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 | 1,946 | 1,902 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 531 | 551 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 490 | 474 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 201 | 193 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 415 | 416 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 317 | 310 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,900 | 3,846 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 61.3 | 61.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 42,549 | 45,681 | 46,541 | 49,085 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 7,200 | 7,063 | 7,151 | 7,292 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 273.1 | 279.8 | 293.8 | 308.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 291.3 | 300.5 | 316.6 | 333.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 37,933 | 39,610 | 41,088 | 42,348 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 40,460 | 42,539 | 44,280 | 45,704 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 66.5 | 66.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.2 | 8.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 13.2 | 14.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.7 | 2.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 8.1 | 7.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 430.0 | 457.0 | na | na | na |
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