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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,183 | 1,587 | 1,120 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.7 | 8.6 | 5.7 |
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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 | 1,541 | 1,534 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 978 | 962 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,378 | 1,418 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 922 | 963 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 400 | 386 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 751 | 732 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 5,970 | 5,996 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 59.2 | 63.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 39,158 | 40,929 | 41,910 | 43,920 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 14,275 | 13,699 | 13,466 | 13,080 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 507.5 | 505.3 | 516.7 | 522.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 515.4 | 515.2 | 526.5 | 534.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 35,550 | 36,883 | 38,369 | 39,957 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 36,102 | 37,606 | 39,097 | 40,835 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 81.2 | 78.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.7 | 10.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 1.7 | 1.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.3 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 9.0 | 9.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 637.0 | 664.0 | na | na | na |
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