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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 152,300 | 143,354 | 144,560 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
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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 | 462,469 | 472,068 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 155,092 | 158,800 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 134,811 | 128,395 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 95,258 | 97,436 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 105,506 | 102,612 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 156,560 | 155,078 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,109,695 | 1,114,387 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 58.5 | 59.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 36,229 | 38,642 | 39,424 | 40,805 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1,867,957 | 1,883,821 | 1,893,821 | 1,935,908 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 62,290.0 | 65,734.7 | 67,977.6 | 72,012.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 65,285.9 | 69,796.7 | 72,013.3 | 76,004.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33,347 | 34,894 | 35,894 | 37,198 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 34,950 | 37,051 | 38,025 | 39,260 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 71.7 | 71.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.2 | 6.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 8.4 | 9.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.4 | 2.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.6 | 10.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 89,846.0 | 97,428.0 | na | na | na |
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