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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 1,810 | 2,167 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 5.4 | 6.1 |
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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 | 3,566 | 3,796 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,656 | 1,766 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,493 | 1,499 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,626 | 1,739 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,259 | 1,338 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,062 | 2,067 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 11,662 | 12,205 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 54.0 | 56.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,487 | 36,097 | 37,073 | 38,564 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 26,987 | 28,159 | 29,898 | 31,948 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 890.4 | 965.2 | 1,055.8 | 1,177.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 921.6 | 1,006.2 | 1,103.4 | 1,222.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32,993 | 34,276 | 35,313 | 36,853 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 34,150 | 35,734 | 36,904 | 38,279 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 82.9 | 83.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.0 | 3.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.9 | 3.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.4 | 1.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 8.5 | 8.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,096.0 | 1,194.0 | na | na | na |
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