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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 3,941 | 4,342 | 4,258 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
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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 | 16,062 | 15,933 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 3,604 | 3,503 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,731 | 2,650 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,579 | 1,644 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,322 | 2,285 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 4,109 | 4,016 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 30,407 | 30,034 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 50.1 | 52.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 41,155 | 45,027 | 45,872 | 47,323 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 68,564 | 68,906 | 67,367 | 68,589 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2,618.0 | 2,766.6 | 2,802.3 | 2,944.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 2,726.2 | 2,924.9 | 2,958.6 | 3,089.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 38,183 | 40,151 | 41,598 | 42,934 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 39,762 | 42,447 | 43,918 | 45,038 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 74.8 | 74.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.0 | 6.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 8.1 | 9.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.7 | 1.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 7.5 | 7.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.7 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 3,633.0 | 3,973.0 | na | na | na |
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