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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 7,314 | 8,455 | 7,979 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
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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 | 20,149 | 20,573 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 9,446 | 9,495 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 6,094 | 5,687 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 7,894 | 8,004 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 5,076 | 4,772 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 7,275 | 7,057 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 55,934 | 55,588 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 50.0 | 51.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 35,941 | 37,354 | 38,267 | 39,672 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 133,384 | 133,223 | 132,545 | 133,254 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 4,515.0 | 4,660.9 | 4,778.7 | 4,995.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 4,638.8 | 4,843.2 | 4,963.9 | 5,157.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33,850 | 34,985 | 36,054 | 37,485 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 34,778 | 36,354 | 37,451 | 38,704 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 79.4 | 79.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.8 | 5.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.2 | 3.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.7 | 1.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 8.6 | 8.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 5,838.0 | 6,110.0 | na | na | na |
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