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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 7,285 | 6,583 | 6,271 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.3 |
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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 | 14,228 | 14,672 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 5,369 | 5,498 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 6,429 | 6,302 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 4,778 | 4,943 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 3,453 | 3,248 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 5,863 | 5,736 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 40,120 | 40,398 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 57.9 | 60.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 35,116 | 37,346 | 38,390 | 39,490 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 67,763 | 67,714 | 69,441 | 71,044 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2,239.0 | 2,331.2 | 2,478.9 | 2,663.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 2,281.9 | 2,414.2 | 2,562.1 | 2,747.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33,041 | 34,428 | 35,699 | 37,491 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,674 | 35,652 | 36,896 | 38,668 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 74.9 | 73.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.2 | 9.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.6 | 4.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.0 | 1.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 11.9 | 11.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 3,062.0 | 3,275.0 | na | na | na |
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