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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 9,632 | 10,499 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 5.8 | 6.1 |
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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 | 35,694 | 36,212 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 12,061 | 12,293 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 9,193 | 8,383 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 7,199 | 7,275 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 7,320 | 7,298 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 10,879 | 10,564 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 82,346 | 82,021 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 61.0 | 61.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,478 | 35,276 | 36,006 | 37,376 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 126,419 | 126,735 | 127,567 | 130,310 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 3,934.0 | 4,078.5 | 4,229.0 | 4,467.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 4,107.2 | 4,306.1 | 4,468.4 | 4,705.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,119 | 32,181 | 33,151 | 34,282 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,489 | 33,977 | 35,028 | 36,110 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 70.3 | 69.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.3 | 6.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.9 | 7.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.6 | 3.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 12.0 | 12.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 5,750.0 | 6,101.0 | na | na | na |
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