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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,095 | 872 | 812 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
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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 | 3,582 | 3,731 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,370 | 1,405 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,125 | 1,151 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,009 | 1,049 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 784 | 760 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,348 | 1,378 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 9,218 | 9,476 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 60.8 | 58.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,923 | 33,311 | 34,320 | 35,454 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 14,416 | 14,742 | 15,755 | 16,395 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 431.5 | 454.0 | 504.5 | 546.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 447.6 | 478.7 | 529.5 | 569.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,932 | 30,794 | 32,020 | 33,330 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,047 | 32,474 | 33,607 | 34,752 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 71.9 | 72.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.5 | 5.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.1 | 6.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.8 | 2.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 12.2 | 12.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 622.0 | 666.0 | na | na | na |
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