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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 880 | 679 | 643 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
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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 | 3,749 | 3,848 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,072 | 1,090 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 860 | 870 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 696 | 687 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 640 | 624 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,124 | 1,147 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 8,141 | 8,265 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 65.9 | 65.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,882 | 31,372 | 31,814 | 32,852 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 9,830 | 9,791 | 9,933 | 10,223 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 264.1 | 271.9 | 284.6 | 305.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 272.8 | 287.4 | 300.5 | 319.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,864 | 27,767 | 28,648 | 29,830 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,755 | 29,352 | 30,254 | 31,227 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 62.6 | 60.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.2 | 8.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 8.8 | 10.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.0 | 3.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 16.1 | 15.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 1.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 438.0 | 477.0 | na | na | na |
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