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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 2,728 | 2,173 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 3.8 | 3.0 |
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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 | 6,319 | 6,919 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,720 | 2,879 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,503 | 2,192 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,626 | 2,689 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,093 | 2,034 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,289 | 3,452 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 19,550 | 20,165 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 48.3 | 49.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,649 | 36,040 | 36,867 | 38,474 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 52,257 | 53,911 | 56,200 | 59,108 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,678.0 | 1,786.8 | 1,923.4 | 2,103.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,734.7 | 1,866.0 | 2,015.8 | 2,203.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32,111 | 33,143 | 34,224 | 35,592 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,196 | 34,613 | 35,869 | 37,283 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 79.3 | 79.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.7 | 5.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.4 | 5.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.9 | 1.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 7.2 | 7.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,171.0 | 2,348.0 | na | na | na |
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