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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,482 | 1,608 | 1,650 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
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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 | 7,419 | 7,590 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,873 | 2,887 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,679 | 1,796 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,403 | 1,424 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,352 | 1,232 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,171 | 2,347 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 16,897 | 17,275 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 62.8 | 60.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,465 | 32,375 | 33,740 | 34,726 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 19,329 | 19,078 | 18,946 | 19,197 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 521.1 | 542.1 | 558.5 | 584.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 535.2 | 571.0 | 584.4 | 611.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,958 | 28,416 | 29,477 | 30,468 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,688 | 29,929 | 30,843 | 31,852 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 60.1 | 54.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 13.6 | 21.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.1 | 7.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.6 | 1.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 17.3 | 15.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 899.0 | 1,060.0 | na | na | na |
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