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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 6,836 | 5,282 | 5,115 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.4 | 7.8 | 7.3 |
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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 | 17,001 | 16,959 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 7,382 | 7,518 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 5,771 | 5,421 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 3,497 | 3,423 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 4,535 | 4,439 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 4,439 | 4,412 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 42,625 | 42,172 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 66.8 | 69.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 36,521 | 37,828 | 38,539 | 40,102 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 50,423 | 50,436 | 50,466 | 51,860 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,684.8 | 1,739.4 | 1,790.4 | 1,900.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,763.3 | 1,844.2 | 1,894.6 | 2,010.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33,413 | 34,486 | 35,477 | 36,645 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 34,971 | 36,564 | 37,543 | 38,769 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 71.1 | 70.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.1 | 4.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.5 | 6.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.4 | 2.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 15.6 | 15.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,452.0 | 2,579.0 | na | na | na |
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