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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 18,528 | 16,766 | 18,104 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.1 |
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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 | 43,003 | 43,875 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 16,408 | 16,507 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 17,505 | 16,286 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 9,686 | 9,955 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 11,297 | 10,910 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 17,772 | 17,126 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 115,671 | 114,657 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 61.0 | 63.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,342 | 36,470 | 37,435 | 39,022 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 167,861 | 168,546 | 170,394 | 171,767 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 5,585.3 | 5,857.0 | 6,060.4 | 6,424.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 5,810.4 | 6,137.3 | 6,366.5 | 6,706.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33,274 | 34,750 | 35,567 | 37,401 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 34,614 | 36,413 | 37,364 | 39,042 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 75.5 | 76.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.3 | 3.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.6 | 5.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.7 | 1.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.4 | 13.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 7,573.0 | 8,037.0 | na | na | na |
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