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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 7,335 | 8,551 | 5,644 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.1 | 5.9 | 3.9 |
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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 | 24,953 | 25,119 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 10,365 | 10,348 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 8,326 | 8,021 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 5,693 | 5,646 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 6,531 | 6,586 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 13,198 | 13,394 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 69,066 | 69,113 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 53.7 | 56.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,961 | 36,659 | 37,336 | 38,507 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 113,560 | 114,262 | 111,966 | 112,790 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 3,804.4 | 3,949.0 | 3,984.1 | 4,149.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 3,914.2 | 4,102.7 | 4,132.8 | 4,286.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33,501 | 34,561 | 35,583 | 36,785 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 34,468 | 35,906 | 36,912 | 38,003 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 77.2 | 77.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.6 | 4.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.1 | 3.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.5 | 1.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 12.3 | 12.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 5,044.0 | 5,298.0 | na | na | na |
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