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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 12,877 | 11,253 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 12.7 | 10.9 |
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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 | 29,540 | 31,122 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 13,454 | 14,454 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 11,208 | 10,725 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 7,240 | 7,612 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 6,092 | 5,837 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 15,391 | 15,441 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 82,925 | 85,187 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 66.3 | 66.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,197 | 29,659 | 30,578 | 32,180 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 68,013 | 68,329 | 69,015 | 72,484 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,794.1 | 1,868.3 | 1,961.0 | 2,123.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,846.5 | 1,962.5 | 2,053.1 | 2,243.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,378 | 27,342 | 28,414 | 29,295 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,150 | 28,721 | 29,749 | 30,957 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 59.9 | 59.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.0 | 7.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.1 | 5.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.4 | 2.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 23.0 | 24.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 3,097.0 | 3,251.0 | na | na | na |
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