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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 3,866 | 3,212 | 2,548 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.1 | 4.9 | 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 | 7,468 | 7,695 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,543 | 2,600 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,169 | 1,990 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,258 | 2,223 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,062 | 1,878 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,717 | 2,703 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 19,217 | 19,090 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 50.5 | 52.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,080 | 36,002 | 36,514 | 37,848 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 50,112 | 50,355 | 49,226 | 49,652 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,570.4 | 1,645.0 | 1,654.9 | 1,729.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,640.5 | 1,733.0 | 1,740.5 | 1,812.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,337 | 32,667 | 33,619 | 34,829 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,736 | 34,416 | 35,357 | 36,494 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 75.4 | 76.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.6 | 6.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.0 | 7.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.9 | 2.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 7.6 | 7.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,147.0 | 2,272.0 | na | na | na |
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