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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 9,300 | 7,603 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 9.4 | 7.7 |
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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 | 26,058 | 26,856 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 11,399 | 11,907 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 11,408 | 10,976 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 7,504 | 7,473 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 6,469 | 6,216 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 10,331 | 10,502 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 73,170 | 73,934 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 68.3 | 68.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,927 | 30,571 | 31,540 | 32,981 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 59,836 | 59,993 | 61,222 | 63,978 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,615.2 | 1,673.3 | 1,766.8 | 1,919.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,667.9 | 1,761.5 | 1,865.4 | 2,025.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,993 | 27,892 | 28,859 | 29,995 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,874 | 29,361 | 30,469 | 31,651 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 57.1 | 56.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.1 | 8.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.3 | 8.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.6 | 3.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 22.3 | 22.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,937.0 | 3,128.0 | na | na | na |
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