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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 3,105 | 3,018 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 6.6 | 6.4 |
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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 | 7,838 | 7,997 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 3,289 | 3,312 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,319 | 2,204 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,319 | 2,397 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,818 | 1,805 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,068 | 3,011 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 20,651 | 20,727 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 51.5 | 54.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,631 | 36,112 | 36,582 | 37,593 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 39,859 | 40,347 | 39,073 | 39,098 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,336.6 | 1,382.4 | 1,375.2 | 1,425.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,365.0 | 1,430.2 | 1,414.3 | 1,457.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33,533 | 34,264 | 35,195 | 36,454 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 34,244 | 35,448 | 36,197 | 37,279 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 81.9 | 82.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.9 | 3.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 1.3 | 1.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.7 | 1.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 11.0 | 11.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,663.0 | 1,742.0 | na | na | na |
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