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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 3,690 | 3,580 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 6.5 | 6.3 |
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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 | 10,916 | 11,226 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 5,423 | 5,312 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 4,078 | 4,376 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 3,615 | 3,694 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,203 | 2,302 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,972 | 4,650 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 30,207 | 31,558 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 68.0 | 67.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,731 | 33,950 | 34,619 | 35,469 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 38,318 | 37,671 | 37,393 | 36,932 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,121.6 | 1,144.4 | 1,168.1 | 1,192.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,147.4 | 1,196.1 | 1,221.6 | 1,233.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,272 | 30,378 | 31,238 | 32,290 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,944 | 31,751 | 32,668 | 33,391 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 65.9 | 62.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.6 | 12.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.5 | 7.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 16.5 | 16.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.2 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,758.0 | 1,928.0 | na | na | na |
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