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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 8,303 | 5,808 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 8.2 | 5.4 |
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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 | 13,586 | 14,161 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 5,237 | 5,284 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 6,629 | 6,264 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 4,875 | 4,992 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 4,019 | 3,854 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 5,533 | 5,418 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 39,879 | 39,975 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 55.0 | 57.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,262 | 34,791 | 35,777 | 37,549 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 77,666 | 77,442 | 76,871 | 78,993 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2,391.7 | 2,481.5 | 2,563.2 | 2,762.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 2,473.4 | 2,582.5 | 2,672.9 | 2,880.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,795 | 32,044 | 33,344 | 34,967 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,847 | 33,347 | 34,771 | 36,470 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 74.7 | 75.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.0 | 6.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.5 | 4.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.7 | 1.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.7 | 11.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 3,283.0 | 3,425.0 | na | na | na |
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