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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 3,644 | 3,091 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 8.6 | 7.3 |
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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 | 13,928 | 14,410 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 5,469 | 5,768 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 4,835 | 4,421 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 3,398 | 3,446 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,557 | 2,450 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 5,942 | 6,053 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 36,129 | 36,547 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 71.8 | 72.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,754 | 30,382 | 31,382 | 32,690 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 26,575 | 25,818 | 26,464 | 27,548 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 727.7 | 721.9 | 762.8 | 828.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 755.4 | 766.3 | 809.5 | 877.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,384 | 27,962 | 28,825 | 30,079 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,424 | 29,681 | 30,589 | 31,840 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 56.7 | 55.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.8 | 8.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.8 | 7.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.7 | 3.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 23.5 | 24.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,331.0 | 1,365.0 | na | na | na |
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