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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 4,513 | 5,581 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 6.7 | 8.2 |
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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 | 14,861 | 15,217 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 5,836 | 6,033 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 4,679 | 4,340 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 3,540 | 3,695 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 3,912 | 3,801 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 5,431 | 5,108 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 38,259 | 38,198 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 66.2 | 65.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,359 | 33,081 | 34,407 | 35,695 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 49,275 | 50,553 | 50,884 | 52,439 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,453.3 | 1,547.3 | 1,616.8 | 1,725.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,517.3 | 1,631.2 | 1,703.0 | 1,814.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,494 | 30,607 | 31,774 | 32,900 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,793 | 32,266 | 33,469 | 34,602 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 68.0 | 67.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.4 | 6.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.8 | 7.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.0 | 2.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 15.4 | 15.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,204.0 | 2,387.0 | na | na | na |
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