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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 784 | 776 | 764 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.0 |
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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 | 2,034 | 2,058 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 909 | 932 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 836 | 787 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 556 | 567 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 317 | 320 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 765 | 763 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 5,417 | 5,429 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 67.7 | 71.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,185 | 32,348 | 34,532 | 36,632 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 6,330 | 6,373 | 6,401 | 6,670 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 183.1 | 194.6 | 204.1 | 227.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 187.6 | 202.2 | 213.6 | 237.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,930 | 30,538 | 31,893 | 34,129 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,639 | 31,730 | 33,377 | 35,550 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 69.3 | 67.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.0 | 6.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.8 | 4.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.0 | 3.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 18.5 | 17.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 271.0 | 299.0 | na | na | na |
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