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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 2,017 | 1,862 | 2,028 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
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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 | 6,808 | 6,652 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,672 | 1,704 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,738 | 1,667 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 665 | 650 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,227 | 1,128 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,534 | 1,470 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 13,644 | 13,271 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 55.9 | 56.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 40,832 | 44,948 | 45,234 | 47,080 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 28,762 | 28,316 | 28,703 | 28,820 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,070.4 | 1,131.1 | 1,178.8 | 1,219.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,131.7 | 1,212.2 | 1,259.2 | 1,302.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 37,216 | 39,944 | 41,068 | 42,328 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 39,347 | 42,809 | 43,871 | 45,187 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 68.3 | 68.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.3 | 5.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 15.0 | 15.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.3 | 2.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 7.5 | 7.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,635.0 | 1,776.0 | na | na | na |
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