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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 145,900 | 135,496 | 118,178 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.8 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
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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 | 308,650 | 320,351 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 124,896 | 129,406 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 126,273 | 117,621 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 95,242 | 97,730 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 83,165 | 80,173 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 131,578 | 130,800 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 869,804 | 876,060 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 56.5 | 57.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,261 | 34,978 | 35,969 | 37,634 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1,363,422 | 1,377,661 | 1,397,930 | 1,449,374 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 41,958.9 | 43,869.7 | 46,121.5 | 49,702.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 43,358.4 | 45,929.7 | 48,368.2 | 52,203.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,775 | 31,844 | 32,993 | 34,292 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,801 | 33,339 | 34,600 | 36,018 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 71.0 | 70.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.0 | 7.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.0 | 6.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.0 | 2.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 12.3 | 12.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 60,913.0 | 64,765.0 | na | na | na |
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