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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 804 | 930 | 1,057 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.6 | 6.2 | 7.4 |
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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 | 3,202 | 3,287 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,129 | 1,144 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 826 | 776 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 745 | 743 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 860 | 826 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 947 | 960 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 7,709 | 7,736 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 64.0 | 62.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,837 | 32,580 | 33,934 | 34,358 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 10,435 | 10,519 | 11,097 | 11,617 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 291.4 | 302.5 | 332.5 | 354.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 307.3 | 325.7 | 352.9 | 375.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,922 | 28,757 | 29,963 | 30,492 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,447 | 30,958 | 31,802 | 32,279 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 64.9 | 64.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.0 | 9.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 9.3 | 9.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.4 | 2.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.2 | 14.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 465.0 | 493.0 | na | na | na |
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