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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 6,147 | 6,084 | 5,067 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.1 | 9.9 | 8.3 |
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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 | 13,962 | 14,299 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 5,724 | 5,974 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 6,176 | 5,660 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 3,362 | 3,507 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 4,445 | 4,249 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 7,299 | 7,073 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 40,968 | 40,762 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 58.1 | 59.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,114 | 31,622 | 32,256 | 33,591 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 49,962 | 49,440 | 48,118 | 47,967 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,434.9 | 1,476.1 | 1,480.7 | 1,538.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,493.0 | 1,542.9 | 1,542.2 | 1,601.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,719 | 29,857 | 30,772 | 32,073 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,884 | 31,207 | 32,050 | 33,397 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 72.2 | 72.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.8 | 3.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.4 | 3.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.4 | 1.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 17.7 | 18.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,027.0 | 2,100.0 | na | na | na |
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