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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 8,652 | 8,888 | 8,032 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.4 |
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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 | 28,243 | 28,475 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 9,467 | 9,498 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 7,800 | 7,210 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 4,557 | 4,580 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 5,707 | 5,504 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 8,163 | 7,873 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 63,937 | 63,140 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 59.6 | 61.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 35,195 | 37,665 | 38,468 | 39,900 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 98,730 | 98,677 | 96,835 | 98,094 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 3,305.1 | 3,455.9 | 3,511.6 | 3,677.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 3,464.5 | 3,661.9 | 3,711.7 | 3,878.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33,476 | 35,023 | 36,264 | 37,494 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 35,090 | 37,110 | 38,330 | 39,538 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 73.2 | 73.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.7 | 4.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.7 | 7.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.5 | 2.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 12.4 | 12.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 4,649.0 | 4,952.0 | na | na | na |
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