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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 6,085 | 5,828 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 7.1 | 6.7 |
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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 | 17,512 | 18,053 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 7,205 | 7,279 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 6,336 | 6,591 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 4,917 | 5,072 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 4,663 | 4,543 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 6,481 | 7,206 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 47,114 | 48,747 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 66.3 | 67.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,666 | 33,178 | 34,176 | 35,115 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 58,926 | 58,206 | 57,414 | 56,848 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,687.3 | 1,721.5 | 1,755.0 | 1,792.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,735.3 | 1,802.1 | 1,835.9 | 1,860.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,633 | 29,576 | 30,568 | 31,538 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,449 | 30,961 | 31,976 | 32,725 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 63.9 | 63.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 11.2 | 10.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.2 | 8.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 15.5 | 15.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,736.0 | 2,874.0 | na | na | na |
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