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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,614 | 1,446 | 1,344 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.9 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
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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 | 4,029 | 4,072 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,604 | 1,672 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,805 | 1,721 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 720 | 749 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,829 | 1,868 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,253 | 1,222 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 11,240 | 11,304 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 66.6 | 67.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 38,337 | 41,224 | 41,741 | 43,598 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 18,047 | 18,176 | 18,345 | 18,773 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 617.2 | 639.8 | 670.4 | 711.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 650.2 | 680.2 | 714.7 | 757.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34,200 | 35,201 | 36,544 | 37,879 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 36,031 | 37,423 | 38,960 | 40,368 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 66.0 | 65.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.5 | 7.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 11.5 | 13.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.6 | 4.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 9.7 | 9.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 975.0 | 1,051.0 | na | na | na |
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