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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,766 | 1,672 | 1,479 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.0 | 4.7 | 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 | 5,322 | 5,395 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,168 | 1,172 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,714 | 1,451 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 884 | 899 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,312 | 1,269 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,338 | 1,274 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 11,738 | 11,460 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 49.8 | 54.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 37,558 | 39,735 | 41,193 | 43,244 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 25,219 | 25,054 | 25,924 | 26,511 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 883.3 | 915.0 | 985.8 | 1,050.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 926.0 | 969.9 | 1,042.9 | 1,109.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 35,027 | 36,519 | 38,028 | 39,621 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 36,718 | 38,712 | 40,227 | 41,841 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 71.6 | 72.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.8 | 6.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 9.4 | 10.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.2 | 3.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 7.1 | 7.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.1 | 1.0 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,283.0 | 1,341.0 | na | na | na |
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