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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 4,595 | 4,600 | 3,481 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.4 | 9.9 | 7.2 |
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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 | 11,937 | 12,437 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 5,821 | 5,993 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 4,828 | 4,539 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,929 | 3,124 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,681 | 2,622 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 5,645 | 5,411 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 33,841 | 34,124 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 71.3 | 70.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,390 | 32,338 | 33,239 | 34,243 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 36,050 | 36,046 | 35,839 | 37,235 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,039.1 | 1,072.9 | 1,102.6 | 1,185.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,084.4 | 1,134.4 | 1,162.6 | 1,246.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,823 | 29,765 | 30,765 | 31,837 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,081 | 31,470 | 32,439 | 33,481 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 66.6 | 65.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.8 | 7.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.5 | 5.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.1 | 2.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 18.5 | 18.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,600.0 | 1,681.0 | na | na | na |
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