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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 783 | 944 | 1,090 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.8 |
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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 | 3,618 | 3,670 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,377 | 1,434 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 938 | 883 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 691 | 704 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 721 | 695 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,406 | 1,410 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 8,751 | 8,795 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 62.6 | 60.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,186 | 32,635 | 34,165 | 34,893 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 11,855 | 11,969 | 13,248 | 13,688 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 334.7 | 351.8 | 404.2 | 432.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 346.4 | 369.9 | 425.1 | 451.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,230 | 29,396 | 30,509 | 31,570 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,222 | 30,906 | 32,090 | 32,957 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 66.0 | 62.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 10.0 | 13.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.4 | 7.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.2 | 2.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.1 | 13.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 523.0 | 588.0 | na | na | na |
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