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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 3,111 | 2,946 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 5.4 | 5.1 |
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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 | 10,270 | 10,607 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 3,972 | 4,108 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,513 | 2,580 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,511 | 2,650 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 3,001 | 3,013 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,360 | 3,384 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 25,627 | 26,346 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 56.9 | 56.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,501 | 33,350 | 34,416 | 35,632 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 41,937 | 42,664 | 41,846 | 43,121 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,220.6 | 1,289.0 | 1,314.0 | 1,394.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,258.2 | 1,344.8 | 1,373.0 | 1,459.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,106 | 30,213 | 31,400 | 32,340 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,002 | 31,521 | 32,810 | 33,837 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 70.3 | 70.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.9 | 6.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.4 | 7.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.1 | 2.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 12.9 | 13.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,788.0 | 1,892.0 | na | na | na |
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