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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 20,718 | 16,801 | 16,557 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.2 | 7.2 | 6.9 |
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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 | 58,404 | 59,681 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 24,631 | 25,161 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 18,077 | 17,043 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 13,246 | 13,284 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 11,893 | 11,613 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 18,226 | 18,278 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 144,477 | 145,059 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 66.2 | 67.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 35,720 | 37,257 | 37,980 | 39,672 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 174,267 | 174,897 | 175,878 | 181,081 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 5,750.9 | 5,949.4 | 6,162.3 | 6,553.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 5,992.3 | 6,288.5 | 6,513.5 | 6,960.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33,000 | 34,017 | 35,037 | 36,191 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 34,386 | 35,956 | 37,034 | 38,439 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 71.4 | 70.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.3 | 4.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.1 | 6.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.6 | 2.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 15.2 | 15.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 8,321.0 | 8,792.0 | na | na | na |
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