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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 7,933 | 7,398 | 6,284 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
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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 | 19,089 | 18,995 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 4,015 | 4,044 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,955 | 2,962 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,827 | 1,885 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,942 | 2,804 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 4,164 | 4,157 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 34,992 | 34,844 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 39.7 | 43.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 58,360 | 63,988 | 62,999 | 65,120 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 132,480 | 131,095 | 127,936 | 128,921 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 6,645.7 | 7,037.7 | 6,978.5 | 7,277.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 7,028.0 | 7,658.0 | 7,518.8 | 7,850.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 50,164 | 53,684 | 54,546 | 56,445 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 53,050 | 58,415 | 58,770 | 60,896 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 72.9 | 71.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.5 | 6.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 13.4 | 15.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.2 | 2.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 3.1 | 2.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.9 | 2.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 9,600.0 | 10,810.0 | na | na | na |
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