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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 1,351 | 1,341 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 2.0 | 1.9 |
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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 | 6,921 | 7,027 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,401 | 1,420 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,003 | 915 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,400 | 1,412 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,101 | 1,048 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,682 | 1,730 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 13,508 | 13,550 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 41.8 | 45.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 41,216 | 43,480 | 44,192 | 45,697 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 52,569 | 54,133 | 53,567 | 54,005 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2,056.6 | 2,199.1 | 2,217.5 | 2,318.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 2,124.8 | 2,293.5 | 2,316.3 | 2,410.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 39,121 | 40,623 | 41,398 | 42,929 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 40,419 | 42,367 | 43,240 | 44,629 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 79.8 | 84.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.8 | 4.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.8 | 4.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.4 | 1.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 4.8 | 4.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,664.0 | 2,734.0 | na | na | na |
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