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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,262 | 1,193 | 1,299 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.2 |
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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 | 4,363 | 4,485 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,647 | 1,712 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,181 | 1,145 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 941 | 944 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 959 | 907 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,510 | 1,493 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 10,601 | 10,686 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 61.0 | 60.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,321 | 33,836 | 35,305 | 35,815 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 13,463 | 13,481 | 13,894 | 14,337 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 412.2 | 432.2 | 462.0 | 489.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 424.7 | 452.9 | 484.8 | 508.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,621 | 32,060 | 33,249 | 34,128 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,549 | 33,597 | 34,896 | 35,471 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 68.6 | 65.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.1 | 10.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.7 | 6.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.9 | 2.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 15.3 | 14.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 619.0 | 690.0 | na | na | na |
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