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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 4,135 | 4,823 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 5.5 | 6.1 |
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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 | 7,389 | 8,035 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 4,071 | 4,432 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 3,714 | 3,639 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 3,961 | 4,283 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 3,039 | 3,091 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 4,854 | 4,915 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 27,028 | 28,398 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 55.1 | 57.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,868 | 35,386 | 36,315 | 37,743 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 58,046 | 61,264 | 63,656 | 68,945 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,879.9 | 2,060.1 | 2,207.9 | 2,494.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,942.4 | 2,146.1 | 2,302.7 | 2,586.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32,387 | 33,627 | 34,685 | 36,182 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,463 | 35,030 | 36,173 | 37,520 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 82.2 | 82.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.2 | 3.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.8 | 3.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 9.3 | 9.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,334.0 | 2,581.0 | na | na | na |
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