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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 1,088 | 937 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 6.5 | 5.6 |
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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 | 6,122 | 6,321 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,657 | 1,729 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,328 | 1,250 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,063 | 1,090 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 880 | 813 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,700 | 1,686 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 12,750 | 12,889 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 61.7 | 66.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,790 | 33,205 | 34,540 | 35,872 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 10,238 | 11,131 | 11,357 | 11,956 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 284.3 | 329.7 | 350.4 | 384.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 297.3 | 352.8 | 376.1 | 412.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,766 | 29,621 | 30,851 | 32,167 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,037 | 31,696 | 33,117 | 34,509 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 55.5 | 56.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.6 | 8.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 9.2 | 10.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.6 | 5.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 20.4 | 19.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 533.0 | 614.0 | na | na | na |
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