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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 3,949 | 2,973 | 3,637 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.0 | 7.4 | 8.9 |
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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 | 9,177 | 9,351 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 3,557 | 3,655 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,913 | 2,727 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,271 | 2,363 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,767 | 2,728 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,082 | 2,912 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 23,767 | 23,737 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 68.0 | 67.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,654 | 33,273 | 34,518 | 35,976 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 30,372 | 31,239 | 31,293 | 32,436 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 898.8 | 956.8 | 993.5 | 1,067.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 942.2 | 1,009.3 | 1,047.8 | 1,125.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,593 | 30,627 | 31,747 | 32,902 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,021 | 32,308 | 33,484 | 34,696 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 68.2 | 68.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.8 | 5.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.2 | 7.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.9 | 2.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 15.6 | 15.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,360.0 | 1,462.0 | na | na | na |
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