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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 802 | 927 | 986 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.0 |
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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 | 1,956 | 1,951 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 923 | 908 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,127 | 1,044 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 439 | 448 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 808 | 760 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 761 | 731 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 6,014 | 5,842 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 57.7 | 59.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 41,152 | 44,756 | 46,649 | 47,568 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 11,586 | 11,772 | 11,668 | 11,875 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 449.6 | 487.7 | 504.9 | 528.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 469.5 | 518.0 | 534.3 | 556.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 38,808 | 41,431 | 43,271 | 44,499 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 40,520 | 44,005 | 45,790 | 46,896 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 78.8 | 78.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.4 | 4.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.8 | 6.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.9 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 9.4 | 8.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 594.0 | 665.0 | na | na | na |
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