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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 909 | 997 | 799 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.2 |
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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 | 2,717 | 2,829 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 881 | 893 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 755 | 732 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 927 | 907 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 571 | 535 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 980 | 975 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 6,831 | 6,870 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 54.0 | 58.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,602 | 35,019 | 35,911 | 37,362 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 13,792 | 14,147 | 13,752 | 13,967 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 428.4 | 450.6 | 451.4 | 478.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 445.8 | 474.7 | 477.0 | 502.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,063 | 31,853 | 32,827 | 34,256 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,324 | 33,553 | 34,682 | 35,983 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 72.1 | 71.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.2 | 5.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.1 | 8.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.8 | 2.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.3 | 10.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 615.0 | 660.0 | na | na | na |
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