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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 405 | 490 | 343 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 3.9 | 4.9 | 3.4 |
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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 | 2,468 | 2,546 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 621 | 626 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 394 | 432 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 331 | 340 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 294 | 308 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 572 | 611 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 4,680 | 4,862 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 59.9 | 54.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,829 | 34,169 | 35,351 | 35,445 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 6,606 | 6,464 | 6,528 | 6,742 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 185.1 | 191.4 | 198.3 | 212.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 192.1 | 202.4 | 209.6 | 222.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,022 | 29,615 | 30,370 | 31,479 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,076 | 31,314 | 32,105 | 32,946 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 62.2 | 57.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 11.7 | 17.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 9.7 | 10.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.5 | 2.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.4 | 12.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 310.0 | 356.0 | na | na | na |
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