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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 7,866 | 6,984 | 6,125 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.7 | 7.4 | 6.4 |
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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 | 19,506 | 20,149 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 9,023 | 9,244 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 7,935 | 7,502 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 5,315 | 5,423 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 5,826 | 5,815 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 7,806 | 7,723 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 55,411 | 55,858 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 68.5 | 71.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,582 | 35,418 | 35,730 | 37,133 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 70,778 | 71,643 | 72,499 | 74,448 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2,172.7 | 2,269.5 | 2,365.3 | 2,514.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 2,266.9 | 2,398.6 | 2,494.9 | 2,651.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,697 | 31,677 | 32,626 | 33,779 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,028 | 33,480 | 34,413 | 35,618 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 67.6 | 67.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.8 | 6.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.6 | 7.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.1 | 4.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.2 | 14.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 3,311.0 | 3,533.0 | na | na | na |
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