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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 358 | 379 | 399 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
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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 | 1,224 | 1,275 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 496 | 492 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 389 | 368 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 352 | 343 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 258 | 246 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 609 | 513 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,328 | 3,237 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 56.4 | 58.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,233 | 30,902 | 34,807 | 39,721 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 6,110 | 5,594 | 5,448 | 5,360 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 150.4 | 143.4 | 146.0 | 154.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 150.9 | 151.4 | 156.4 | 163.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 24,623 | 25,634 | 26,805 | 28,809 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 24,699 | 27,060 | 28,709 | 30,458 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 67.9 | 49.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 2.0 | 24.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 16.1 | 14.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.2 | 1.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 12.0 | 10.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 232.0 | 313.0 | na | na | na |
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