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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,753 | 1,867 | 1,343 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.6 | 6.9 | 4.8 |
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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 | 4,898 | 5,018 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,942 | 1,965 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,480 | 1,345 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,381 | 1,390 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,323 | 1,262 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,375 | 1,323 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 12,399 | 12,303 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 65.1 | 66.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,077 | 35,335 | 36,628 | 38,365 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 19,201 | 19,354 | 19,667 | 20,542 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 590.1 | 617.8 | 650.7 | 710.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 616.5 | 653.8 | 686.9 | 749.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,733 | 31,923 | 33,088 | 34,573 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,108 | 33,784 | 34,925 | 36,475 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 69.4 | 68.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.5 | 8.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.1 | 8.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.1 | 2.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 12.5 | 12.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 877.0 | 943.0 | na | na | na |
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