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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 2,981 | 2,166 | 2,037 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 11.5 | 7.5 | 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 | 9,131 | 9,457 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 3,258 | 3,273 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,639 | 2,421 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,893 | 1,922 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,406 | 1,383 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,343 | 3,334 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 21,670 | 21,790 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 65.2 | 64.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,559 | 31,591 | 32,275 | 33,641 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 16,607 | 17,080 | 17,788 | 18,766 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 441.0 | 467.8 | 504.3 | 552.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 466.4 | 506.9 | 546.9 | 596.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,553 | 27,387 | 28,351 | 29,420 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,085 | 29,679 | 30,747 | 31,768 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 51.3 | 51.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 12.1 | 10.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 9.0 | 10.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 6.2 | 6.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 20.5 | 20.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.9 | 1.0 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 902.0 | 973.0 | na | na | na |
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