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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 620 | 569 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 4.2 | 3.9 |
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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 | 3,339 | 3,458 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 923 | 926 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 610 | 565 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 418 | 439 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 617 | 557 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 905 | 891 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 6,812 | 6,836 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 62.4 | 60.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,289 | 34,178 | 35,448 | 36,647 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 10,721 | 10,646 | 10,704 | 10,779 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 329.0 | 336.4 | 350.8 | 364.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 347.0 | 358.7 | 374.5 | 387.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,687 | 31,599 | 32,774 | 33,821 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,367 | 33,693 | 34,988 | 35,976 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 69.6 | 69.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.3 | 6.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.4 | 8.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.2 | 3.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 11.5 | 11.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.9 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 487.0 | 509.0 | na | na | na |
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