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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 15,640 | 14,220 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 8.7 | 8.0 |
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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 | 47,845 | 48,856 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 15,964 | 16,473 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 12,872 | 11,542 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 9,926 | 10,067 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 8,259 | 7,804 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 15,418 | 15,042 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 110,284 | 109,782 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 63.2 | 65.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 35,342 | 37,495 | 38,372 | 40,138 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 137,216 | 139,512 | 138,643 | 141,546 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 4,608.2 | 4,854.9 | 4,967.8 | 5,288.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 4,781.0 | 5,120.3 | 5,250.7 | 5,581.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33,583 | 34,799 | 35,831 | 37,359 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 34,843 | 36,702 | 37,872 | 39,433 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 70.6 | 70.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.2 | 5.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.7 | 6.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.6 | 2.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.2 | 14.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 6,717.0 | 7,174.0 | na | na | na |
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