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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 9,757 | 7,934 | 9,484 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.0 | 6.4 | 7.9 |
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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 | 12,431 | 12,864 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 6,455 | 6,462 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 5,604 | 5,078 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 7,465 | 7,426 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 4,358 | 4,383 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 7,021 | 6,874 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 43,334 | 43,087 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 50.4 | 54.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 35,579 | 36,764 | 37,571 | 39,026 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 97,652 | 99,182 | 98,767 | 100,253 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 3,288.7 | 3,430.5 | 3,511.9 | 3,707.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 3,368.0 | 3,550.7 | 3,632.8 | 3,820.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33,678 | 34,587 | 35,558 | 36,979 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 34,489 | 35,800 | 36,781 | 38,112 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 81.5 | 81.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.6 | 4.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.3 | 2.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 9.5 | 9.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.2 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 4,136.0 | 4,355.0 | na | na | na |
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