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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 754 | 707 | 616 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
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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 | 2,084 | 2,166 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 823 | 872 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 711 | 671 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 707 | 709 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 503 | 477 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,059 | 1,076 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 5,887 | 5,972 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 54.2 | 56.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,144 | 32,273 | 32,543 | 34,065 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 8,228 | 8,283 | 8,394 | 8,770 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 234.1 | 243.7 | 252.3 | 276.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 241.1 | 255.1 | 263.1 | 289.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,457 | 29,420 | 30,055 | 31,492 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,306 | 30,803 | 31,340 | 33,051 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 65.9 | 65.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 10.4 | 8.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.8 | 9.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.3 | 2.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.7 | 14.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.9 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 367.0 | 391.0 | na | na | na |
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