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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,956 | 1,824 | 1,511 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.2 | 8.6 | 7.3 |
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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 | 2,020 | 2,193 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,919 | 2,026 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,540 | 1,447 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,767 | 1,786 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,170 | 1,117 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,598 | 1,561 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 10,014 | 10,130 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 57.3 | 57.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,748 | 31,425 | 32,163 | 33,624 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 16,051 | 16,272 | 16,359 | 17,485 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 468.0 | 482.6 | 500.5 | 560.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 482.3 | 502.5 | 519.5 | 582.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,156 | 29,657 | 30,597 | 32,077 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,045 | 30,883 | 31,758 | 33,314 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 77.3 | 76.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.7 | 4.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 1.1 | 1.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.7 | 16.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 618.0 | 645.0 | na | na | na |
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