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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 3,524 | 3,221 | 3,030 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.3 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
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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 | 10,179 | 10,710 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 3,350 | 3,415 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,592 | 2,344 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,575 | 2,666 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,174 | 2,096 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,829 | 3,789 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 24,699 | 25,022 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 52.8 | 51.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,902 | 35,421 | 37,019 | 38,825 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 45,995 | 47,134 | 48,530 | 50,208 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,453.5 | 1,536.9 | 1,638.0 | 1,758.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,501.6 | 1,610.8 | 1,724.4 | 1,850.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,601 | 32,607 | 33,753 | 35,031 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,646 | 34,175 | 35,534 | 36,851 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 73.9 | 74.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.9 | 6.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.6 | 6.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.1 | 2.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 9.8 | 10.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,026.0 | 2,164.0 | na | na | na |
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