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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 685 | 496 | 658 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 3.6 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
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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 | 2,486 | 2,554 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 827 | 865 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 659 | 582 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 658 | 647 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 552 | 517 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 963 | 994 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 6,145 | 6,159 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 51.7 | 55.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 36,252 | 38,519 | 39,748 | 41,070 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 14,194 | 14,365 | 14,624 | 14,960 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 487.3 | 516.3 | 532.6 | 568.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 501.9 | 540.8 | 563.2 | 596.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34,334 | 35,942 | 36,417 | 37,985 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 35,361 | 37,650 | 38,511 | 39,871 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 76.7 | 76.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.9 | 4.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.3 | 8.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.6 | 2.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 8.0 | 7.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 658.0 | 716.0 | na | na | na |
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