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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 859 | 846 | 800 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.8 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
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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 | 3,024 | 3,070 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 879 | 902 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 880 | 835 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 636 | 654 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 468 | 375 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 914 | 831 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 6,801 | 6,670 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 67.0 | 62.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,023 | 34,443 | 38,770 | 42,137 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 8,661 | 8,450 | 8,487 | 8,790 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 228.5 | 238.3 | 253.7 | 269.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 231.5 | 270.4 | 269.3 | 289.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,386 | 28,206 | 29,887 | 30,636 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 26,732 | 31,994 | 31,733 | 32,905 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 66.6 | 55.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 3.9 | 18.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 9.8 | 9.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.0 | 1.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 17.3 | 14.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 357.0 | 456.0 | na | na | na |
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