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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 47,300 | 46,124 | 40,815 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.3 |
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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 | 114,099 | 117,499 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 39,493 | 40,260 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 43,094 | 37,062 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 31,141 | 31,723 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 31,613 | 30,454 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 42,442 | 41,088 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 301,882 | 298,092 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 52.2 | 57.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 35,770 | 37,776 | 38,690 | 40,435 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 546,222 | 549,947 | 549,591 | 564,313 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 17,753.3 | 18,627.9 | 19,264.6 | 20,638.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 18,541.4 | 19,693.1 | 20,324.1 | 21,704.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32,502 | 33,872 | 35,053 | 36,572 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,945 | 35,809 | 36,980 | 38,461 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 71.0 | 71.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.4 | 7.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.9 | 8.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.0 | 2.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 9.6 | 9.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 25,895.0 | 27,339.0 | na | na | na |
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