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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,068 | 1,208 | 888 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 4.6 | 4.9 | 3.5 |
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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 | 3,864 | 3,953 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,555 | 1,528 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 934 | 1,009 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 982 | 983 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 668 | 650 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,125 | 1,194 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 9,128 | 9,316 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 52.8 | 56.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,440 | 33,198 | 34,931 | 36,446 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 16,930 | 16,855 | 16,578 | 16,467 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 475.7 | 495.2 | 503.5 | 518.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 491.9 | 518.0 | 530.2 | 544.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,095 | 29,380 | 30,372 | 31,478 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,054 | 30,732 | 31,980 | 33,046 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 66.4 | 65.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 14.5 | 15.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.5 | 7.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.0 | 1.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 11.1 | 11.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 743.0 | 799.0 | na | na | na |
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