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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 2,400 | 2,305 | 2,137 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.1 |
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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 | 5,190 | 5,552 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,168 | 2,253 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,462 | 2,453 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,823 | 1,971 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,183 | 1,092 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,396 | 2,475 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 15,223 | 15,794 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 58.8 | 61.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 37,252 | 39,489 | 40,324 | 40,295 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 26,960 | 26,595 | 29,313 | 29,770 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 943.0 | 970.6 | 1,099.8 | 1,160.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 949.4 | 996.3 | 1,130.1 | 1,188.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34,979 | 36,496 | 37,518 | 38,989 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 35,217 | 37,463 | 38,554 | 39,932 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 74.6 | 72.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 10.5 | 12.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.6 | 3.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.9 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.1 | 9.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,297.0 | 1,395.0 | na | na | na |
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