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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 642 | 694 | 802 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
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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 | 2,666 | 2,717 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,124 | 1,134 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 829 | 804 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 367 | 353 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 476 | 407 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 588 | 569 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 6,050 | 5,983 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 58.5 | 58.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 56,376 | 60,554 | 61,817 | 63,641 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 14,692 | 15,178 | 14,896 | 15,299 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 736.3 | 823.3 | 814.6 | 858.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 777.7 | 896.1 | 874.8 | 917.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 50,114 | 54,246 | 54,683 | 56,085 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 52,933 | 59,036 | 58,728 | 59,985 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 73.7 | 74.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.4 | 4.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 12.2 | 12.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 5.8 | 5.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.3 | 1.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,053.0 | 1,201.0 | na | na | na |
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