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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,743 | 1,294 | 1,553 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.3 | 7.7 | 9.0 |
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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 | 3,765 | 3,722 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,367 | 1,357 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,215 | 1,144 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 896 | 909 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,292 | 1,252 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,148 | 1,051 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 9,683 | 9,434 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 67.3 | 66.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,786 | 34,401 | 35,448 | 36,940 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 13,337 | 13,798 | 13,364 | 13,645 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 405.0 | 432.9 | 433.9 | 458.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 426.5 | 458.4 | 458.5 | 483.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,369 | 31,377 | 32,468 | 33,579 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,982 | 33,224 | 34,310 | 35,459 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 67.8 | 68.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.7 | 5.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 8.3 | 8.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.9 | 2.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.9 | 14.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 617.0 | 661.0 | na | na | na |
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