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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 2,938 | 2,431 | 3,164 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.5 | 5.9 | 8.1 |
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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 | 8,771 | 9,000 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 3,270 | 3,378 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,621 | 2,452 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,372 | 2,344 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,732 | 2,645 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,022 | 2,975 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 22,788 | 22,793 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 65.3 | 66.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,043 | 32,047 | 32,907 | 34,196 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 27,478 | 28,289 | 29,396 | 30,590 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 769.7 | 823.3 | 888.1 | 959.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 812.0 | 877.1 | 943.5 | 1,018.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,012 | 29,104 | 30,213 | 31,380 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,551 | 31,004 | 32,096 | 33,309 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 66.5 | 66.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.8 | 5.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.1 | 7.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.0 | 3.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 16.4 | 16.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,193.0 | 1,292.0 | na | na | na |
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