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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 621 | 514 | 441 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.1 | 5.9 | 5.1 |
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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 | 1,517 | 1,536 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 559 | 575 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 397 | 359 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 355 | 360 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 261 | 265 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 461 | 442 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,550 | 3,538 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 55.6 | 58.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,226 | 33,684 | 34,793 | 36,377 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5,845 | 6,032 | 6,027 | 6,260 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 181.0 | 191.7 | 198.6 | 214.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 186.6 | 200.2 | 207.5 | 224.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,960 | 31,785 | 32,949 | 34,195 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,920 | 33,182 | 34,431 | 35,881 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 75.5 | 75.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.7 | 4.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.2 | 3.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.2 | 2.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 12.9 | 13.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 245.0 | 260.0 | na | na | na |
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