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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,061 | 869 | 1,160 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.6 | 4.8 | 6.3 |
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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 | 4,569 | 4,677 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,471 | 1,483 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 898 | 904 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 731 | 720 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 744 | 681 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,212 | 1,166 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 9,625 | 9,633 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 62.9 | 65.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,947 | 32,124 | 34,816 | 34,132 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 12,386 | 12,306 | 12,231 | 12,482 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 331.2 | 345.3 | 353.5 | 372.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 345.9 | 366.1 | 376.4 | 395.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,739 | 28,057 | 28,899 | 29,860 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,928 | 29,749 | 30,773 | 31,658 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 62.2 | 56.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 11.4 | 18.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 8.3 | 8.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.7 | 2.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 15.0 | 13.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 552.0 | 644.0 | na | na | na |
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