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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 2,846 | 2,612 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 6.4 | 6.8 |
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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 | 13,064 | 13,314 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 4,046 | 4,052 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,737 | 2,434 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,337 | 2,349 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,588 | 1,482 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 4,178 | 4,006 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 27,950 | 27,634 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 60.8 | 61.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,036 | 36,451 | 36,866 | 39,003 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 29,857 | 30,262 | 29,152 | 29,897 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 921.8 | 971.0 | 962.4 | 1,031.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 961.3 | 1,038.6 | 1,031.4 | 1,107.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,874 | 32,086 | 33,013 | 34,493 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,198 | 34,321 | 35,382 | 37,043 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 60.4 | 59.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.7 | 7.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 10.9 | 12.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.1 | 4.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.9 | 15.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.9 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,593.0 | 1,750.0 | na | na | na |
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