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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,595 | 1,601 | 1,368 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.4 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
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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 | 3,132 | 3,097 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,265 | 1,304 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,136 | 1,132 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 621 | 588 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,403 | 1,459 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 777 | 753 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 8,334 | 8,331 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 66.0 | 67.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 40,396 | 44,018 | 45,114 | 47,086 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 16,737 | 16,889 | 17,215 | 18,145 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 642.5 | 689.0 | 722.4 | 791.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 671.6 | 732.1 | 765.0 | 836.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 38,385 | 40,799 | 41,961 | 43,644 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 40,127 | 43,349 | 44,440 | 46,094 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 73.2 | 73.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 3.9 | 3.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.2 | 7.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 8.2 | 7.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 7.6 | 7.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 907.0 | 1,010.0 | na | na | na |
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