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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 111,500 | 106,282 | 102,208 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
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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 | 314,639 | 320,759 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 104,056 | 106,408 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 95,623 | 90,537 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 63,739 | 65,292 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 75,129 | 72,834 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 107,946 | 105,877 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 761,132 | 761,699 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 56.6 | 58.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 37,862 | 40,525 | 41,127 | 42,680 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1,411,296 | 1,422,660 | 1,423,155 | 1,451,334 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 49,020.4 | 51,800.5 | 53,236.7 | 56,303.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 51,447.9 | 55,069.4 | 56,444.3 | 59,464.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34,734 | 36,411 | 37,408 | 38,794 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 36,454 | 38,709 | 39,661 | 40,972 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 73.3 | 73.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.4 | 4.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 8.8 | 9.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.3 | 2.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 9.4 | 9.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 69,165.0 | 74,754.0 | na | na | na |
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