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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,233 | 1,066 | 1,221 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
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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 | 6,029 | 6,117 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,272 | 1,290 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 938 | 878 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 657 | 667 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 901 | 926 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,300 | 1,314 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 11,097 | 11,192 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 54.4 | 53.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 36,574 | 39,357 | 40,539 | 41,791 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 21,089 | 21,621 | 21,673 | 22,112 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 745.5 | 807.7 | 839.1 | 885.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 781.4 | 853.0 | 883.4 | 929.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 35,350 | 37,359 | 38,718 | 40,035 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 37,051 | 39,450 | 40,759 | 42,030 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 75.0 | 75.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.9 | 4.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.3 | 8.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.3 | 3.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 9.0 | 8.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,022.0 | 1,128.0 | na | na | na |
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