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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 5,570 | 5,109 | 5,477 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.1 | 6.7 | 6.8 |
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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 | 18,144 | 18,569 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 6,685 | 6,875 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 4,968 | 4,560 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 4,275 | 4,225 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 3,471 | 3,315 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 6,174 | 6,076 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 43,717 | 43,620 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 66.0 | 65.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,364 | 33,581 | 34,812 | 35,600 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 51,621 | 51,858 | 53,243 | 55,272 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,554.2 | 1,616.5 | 1,722.7 | 1,838.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,614.9 | 1,703.6 | 1,810.7 | 1,940.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,107 | 31,171 | 32,356 | 33,261 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,285 | 32,852 | 34,008 | 35,108 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 66.3 | 64.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.9 | 9.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.0 | 6.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.7 | 2.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 15.8 | 15.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,411.0 | 2,615.0 | na | na | na |
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