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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 3,808 | 3,512 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 10.4 | 9.3 |
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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 | 8,525 | 8,742 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 4,250 | 4,336 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 4,237 | 3,949 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,432 | 2,478 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,691 | 1,593 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,685 | 3,594 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 24,820 | 24,694 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 73.6 | 77.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,281 | 34,789 | 36,643 | 38,672 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 24,933 | 25,037 | 24,947 | 25,972 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 781.9 | 821.3 | 850.5 | 933.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 801.4 | 853.6 | 887.5 | 967.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,358 | 32,802 | 34,093 | 35,936 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,140 | 34,092 | 35,577 | 37,242 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 70.7 | 68.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 3.4 | 6.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.6 | 4.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.3 | 2.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 19.7 | 18.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,131.0 | 1,243.0 | na | na | na |
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