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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 13,834 | 14,903 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 8.0 | 8.6 |
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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 | 34,904 | 36,026 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 16,352 | 16,683 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 12,733 | 11,499 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 11,030 | 11,158 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 9,026 | 8,664 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 14,414 | 13,919 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 98,459 | 97,948 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 65.3 | 66.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,444 | 32,076 | 33,004 | 34,345 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 130,309 | 130,858 | 132,015 | 135,696 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 3,850.8 | 3,995.1 | 4,170.7 | 4,459.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 3,988.9 | 4,173.9 | 4,347.7 | 4,639.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,551 | 30,530 | 31,593 | 32,866 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,611 | 31,896 | 32,933 | 34,190 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 72.6 | 72.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.6 | 5.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.9 | 3.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.3 | 2.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 15.9 | 16.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 5,410.0 | 5,675.0 | na | na | na |
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