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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,928 | 1,675 | 1,369 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.1 | 5.1 | 4.2 |
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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 | 5,262 | 5,465 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,478 | 1,512 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,047 | 1,030 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,178 | 1,205 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 964 | 938 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,306 | 1,274 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 11,235 | 11,423 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 51.2 | 51.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,118 | 35,944 | 36,816 | 37,852 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 24,738 | 24,771 | 24,597 | 24,850 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 798.2 | 831.5 | 849.7 | 883.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 832.9 | 876.1 | 891.9 | 924.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32,266 | 33,568 | 34,543 | 35,546 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,669 | 35,368 | 36,261 | 37,215 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 77.1 | 77.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.8 | 4.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.1 | 5.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.5 | 2.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 8.8 | 9.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,062.0 | 1,123.0 | na | na | na |
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