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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 6,148 | 5,594 | 4,805 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.9 | 6.9 | 5.7 |
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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 | 14,110 | 14,901 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 6,884 | 7,213 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 5,796 | 5,279 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 4,597 | 4,675 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 3,672 | 3,444 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 7,896 | 7,785 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 42,955 | 43,293 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 59.5 | 59.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,203 | 30,618 | 31,892 | 33,208 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 48,083 | 48,442 | 51,915 | 54,557 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,316.1 | 1,368.3 | 1,522.7 | 1,657.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,352.7 | 1,434.3 | 1,602.7 | 1,743.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,372 | 28,247 | 29,331 | 30,385 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,132 | 29,609 | 30,871 | 31,960 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 64.3 | 64.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.9 | 7.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.6 | 6.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.4 | 2.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 16.9 | 17.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,117.0 | 2,230.0 | na | na | na |
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