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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 510 | 488 | 430 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.0 | 5.0 | 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 | 1,026 | 1,047 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 432 | 452 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 388 | 348 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 456 | 435 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 354 | 348 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 517 | 533 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,173 | 3,163 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 53.5 | 50.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,009 | 32,818 | 33,670 | 34,861 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 7,212 | 7,313 | 7,740 | 7,765 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 219.4 | 227.4 | 247.3 | 254.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 225.6 | 235.6 | 255.8 | 264.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,420 | 31,088 | 31,957 | 32,728 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,283 | 32,222 | 33,054 | 34,031 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 79.7 | 80.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.5 | 5.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 1.5 | 1.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.4 | 1.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 9.5 | 10.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 280.0 | 290.0 | na | na | na |
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