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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 302 | 388 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 5.7 | 7.2 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 13,484.0 | 13,757.0 | 14,341.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 14,657.0 | 15,710.0 | 15,667.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | -1,173.0 | -1,953.0 | -1,326.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 102,563.0 | 113,616.0 | 116,516.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 3,531.0 | 4,513.0 | 4,423.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 99,032.0 | 109,103.0 | 112,093.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | -2,074.0 | -1,578.0 | -3,406.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 1,331 | 1,395 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 534 | 546 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 344 | 309 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 237 | 247 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 243 | 202 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 477 | 445 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,166 | 3,145 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 61.1 | 59.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,790 | 31,830 | 33,613 | 34,664 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,635 | 3,703 | 3,726 | 3,814 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 97.7 | 102.1 | 106.1 | 114.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 102.0 | 108.7 | 113.2 | 120.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,881 | 27,577 | 28,476 | 29,925 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,050 | 29,360 | 30,373 | 31,538 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 62.1 | 58.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.3 | 12.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 8.2 | 8.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 5.3 | 4.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 15.8 | 15.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 163.0 | 182.0 | na | na | na |
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