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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 5,549 | 4,931 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 4.6 | 4.1 |
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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 | 24,381 | 24,365 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 6,769 | 6,907 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 5,520 | 5,119 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,620 | 2,691 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 4,863 | 4,750 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 5,165 | 4,999 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 49,318 | 48,830 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 62.5 | 61.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 40,463 | 44,031 | 44,659 | 46,460 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 86,942 | 86,388 | 86,325 | 87,869 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 3,122.6 | 3,227.0 | 3,337.9 | 3,513.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 3,308.0 | 3,465.9 | 3,595.0 | 3,773.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 35,916 | 37,355 | 38,666 | 39,988 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 38,048 | 40,120 | 41,645 | 42,942 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 64.8 | 63.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.3 | 7.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 14.1 | 16.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.4 | 3.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 8.4 | 8.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 5,044.0 | 5,483.0 | na | na | na |
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