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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 8,771 | 9,675 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 5.6 | 6.0 |
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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 | 16,879 | 16,639 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 8,252 | 8,331 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 10,792 | 10,315 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 3,125 | 3,044 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 6,371 | 6,277 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 5,439 | 5,222 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 50,858 | 49,826 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 57.1 | 58.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 49,409 | 53,864 | 53,924 | 55,792 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 108,060 | 110,271 | 110,011 | 113,320 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 4,579.2 | 4,990.9 | 5,076.2 | 5,404.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 4,847.0 | 5,375.0 | 5,437.6 | 5,763.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 42,376 | 45,261 | 46,143 | 47,692 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 44,854 | 48,743 | 49,427 | 50,858 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 71.1 | 70.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.5 | 5.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 13.3 | 14.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.6 | 1.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 7.2 | 6.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.4 | 1.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 6,772.0 | 7,729.0 | na | na | na |
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