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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 907 | 809 | 667 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.4 | 6.7 | 5.5 |
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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 | 1,635 | 1,789 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 657 | 736 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 860 | 813 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 840 | 852 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 475 | 480 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 879 | 948 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 5,346 | 5,620 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 53.5 | 54.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,509 | 30,457 | 31,670 | 33,345 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 8,294 | 8,464 | 9,016 | 9,944 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 228.0 | 241.8 | 263.7 | 303.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 235.9 | 251.7 | 275.2 | 319.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,484 | 28,573 | 29,248 | 30,530 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,443 | 29,741 | 30,522 | 32,106 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 69.1 | 70.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 10.4 | 7.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.7 | 5.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.6 | 1.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.6 | 14.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 341.0 | 361.0 | na | na | na |
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