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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 11,472 | 10,038 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 6.6 | 5.6 |
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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 | 27,116 | 27,726 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 9,332 | 9,684 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 10,693 | 9,035 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 8,076 | 8,267 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 8,110 | 7,744 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 10,395 | 9,986 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 73,722 | 72,441 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 51.8 | 57.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,394 | 34,992 | 35,941 | 37,469 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 126,414 | 127,084 | 126,745 | 129,888 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 3,922.5 | 4,101.0 | 4,229.0 | 4,505.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 4,071.9 | 4,313.1 | 4,428.2 | 4,709.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,029 | 32,270 | 33,366 | 34,686 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,210 | 33,939 | 34,938 | 36,258 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 72.9 | 73.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.9 | 6.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.5 | 5.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.8 | 1.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 11.0 | 11.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.9 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 5,541.0 | 5,791.0 | na | na | na |
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