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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 2,813 | 3,096 | 2,649 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.9 | 8.1 | 6.8 |
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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 | 8,493 | 8,568 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,941 | 2,947 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,595 | 2,528 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,400 | 2,475 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,725 | 1,648 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,549 | 2,395 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 20,703 | 20,561 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 58.0 | 60.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,383 | 34,030 | 34,879 | 36,279 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 30,171 | 29,862 | 29,705 | 29,946 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 925.7 | 950.1 | 973.5 | 1,017.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 965.2 | 1,001.3 | 1,025.0 | 1,069.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,683 | 31,817 | 32,771 | 33,965 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,992 | 33,531 | 34,507 | 35,721 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 72.0 | 72.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.8 | 4.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.8 | 5.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.1 | 3.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.7 | 14.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,320.0 | 1,376.0 | na | na | na |
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