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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,724 | 1,415 | 1,412 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
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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 | 8,757 | 8,994 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,851 | 2,876 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,687 | 1,889 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,492 | 1,557 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,365 | 1,514 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,428 | 3,340 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 18,580 | 20,168 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 60.7 | 53.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,048 | 31,867 | 33,294 | 33,196 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 25,338 | 25,360 | 25,771 | 26,212 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 690.4 | 726.4 | 774.8 | 804.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 720.6 | 768.5 | 816.0 | 839.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,246 | 28,645 | 30,065 | 30,673 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,440 | 30,303 | 31,664 | 32,043 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 63.4 | 60.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 12.0 | 16.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.3 | 7.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.4 | 2.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.6 | 13.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.2 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,125.0 | 1,278.0 | na | na | na |
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