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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 2,361 | 2,250 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 3.7 | 3.6 |
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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 | 3,225 | 3,364 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,913 | 2,931 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 4,571 | 4,137 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,988 | 2,855 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,860 | 1,748 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,409 | 2,268 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 17,966 | 17,299 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 58.2 | 61.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 36,806 | 37,920 | 39,628 | 40,966 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 47,129 | 46,134 | 48,761 | 49,478 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,601.0 | 1,651.0 | 1,824.2 | 1,918.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,635.7 | 1,693.8 | 1,883.8 | 1,977.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33,971 | 35,788 | 37,411 | 38,779 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 34,708 | 36,715 | 38,633 | 39,968 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 79.6 | 82.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.0 | 4.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.2 | 2.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 8.3 | 9.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,063.0 | 2,101.0 | na | na | na |
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