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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 643 | 745 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 5.4 | 6.2 |
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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 | 1,850 | 1,906 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 884 | 879 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 648 | 560 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 612 | 622 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 475 | 422 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 765 | 767 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 5,234 | 5,157 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 58.9 | 66.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,364 | 31,697 | 32,622 | 33,788 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 9,058 | 8,986 | 8,478 | 8,409 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 266.4 | 273.5 | 264.2 | 272.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 276.3 | 284.7 | 276.4 | 283.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,414 | 30,436 | 31,159 | 32,447 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,498 | 31,679 | 32,597 | 33,653 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 74.7 | 74.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.4 | 5.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.7 | 2.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.1 | 2.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.0 | 13.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.0 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 362.0 | 374.0 | na | na | na |
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