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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 7,136 | 7,910 | 8,936 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.9 | 6.3 | 7.4 |
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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 | 29,590 | 30,140 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 9,058 | 9,230 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 7,575 | 7,160 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 5,738 | 5,895 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 5,716 | 5,484 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 9,470 | 9,249 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 67,147 | 67,160 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 62.1 | 62.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,455 | 35,080 | 36,282 | 37,815 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 90,718 | 92,008 | 93,977 | 96,808 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2,821.0 | 2,963.7 | 3,137.8 | 3,366.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 2,939.5 | 3,125.3 | 3,309.1 | 3,537.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,097 | 32,211 | 33,390 | 34,779 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,402 | 33,968 | 35,212 | 36,544 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 69.1 | 68.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.0 | 6.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.8 | 8.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.8 | 2.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.7 | 13.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 4,202.0 | 4,505.0 | na | na | na |
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