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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 4,505 | 3,197 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 5.7 | 3.9 |
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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 | 13,982 | 14,287 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 5,273 | 5,335 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 3,527 | 3,581 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 3,410 | 3,567 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 3,045 | 2,830 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 4,117 | 4,121 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 33,354 | 33,720 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 60.4 | 61.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,003 | 34,307 | 35,471 | 36,479 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 54,291 | 54,025 | 53,751 | 54,159 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,577.2 | 1,641.5 | 1,680.8 | 1,753.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,636.2 | 1,726.2 | 1,768.1 | 1,837.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,051 | 30,385 | 31,271 | 32,384 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,138 | 31,952 | 32,894 | 33,927 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 66.8 | 64.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 12.3 | 14.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.6 | 7.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 12.3 | 11.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,444.0 | 2,681.0 | na | na | na |
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