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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,624 | 1,393 | 1,405 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.4 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
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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 | 4,338 | 4,473 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,007 | 2,058 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,585 | 1,669 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,363 | 1,412 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,043 | 1,109 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,530 | 1,671 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 11,866 | 12,393 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 63.0 | 61.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,263 | 31,986 | 33,160 | 34,223 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 17,218 | 17,359 | 17,568 | 17,991 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 479.1 | 501.4 | 523.0 | 556.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 502.4 | 529.6 | 552.4 | 586.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,826 | 28,885 | 29,772 | 30,925 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,181 | 30,509 | 31,445 | 32,590 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 68.3 | 67.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.3 | 7.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.5 | 7.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.0 | 2.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.7 | 14.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 722.0 | 776.0 | na | na | na |
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