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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Unemployment | no. | na | na | 718 | 624 | 559 |
Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.4 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
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Total revenue | $'000 | 21,535.0 | 23,171.0 | 23,910.0 | 26,624.0 | 30,274.0 |
Total expenses | $'000 | 20,597.0 | 21,435.0 | 22,086.0 | 23,397.0 | 25,315.0 |
GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 938.0 | 1,736.0 | 1,824.0 | 3,227.0 | 4,959.0 |
Total assets | $'000 | 175,417.0 | 235,031.0 | 240,991.0 | 265,559.0 | 292,609.0 |
Total liabilities | $'000 | 4,776.0 | 4,434.0 | 4,821.0 | 4,255.0 | 5,184.0 |
GFS net worth | $'000 | 170,641.0 | 230,597.0 | 236,170.0 | 261,304.0 | 287,425.0 |
Net debt | $'000 | -4,832.0 | -5,268.0 | -5,687.0 | -8,536.0 | -11,643.0 |
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Age pension | no. | na | na | 2,552 | 2,731 | na |
Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 886 | 899 | na |
Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 737 | 737 | na |
Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 611 | 595 | na |
Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 676 | 640 | na |
Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,043 | 991 | na |
Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 6,505 | 6,593 | na |
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 60.8 | 63.8 | na |
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Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,719 | 36,605 | 36,434 | 37,637 | na |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 10,946 | 11,177 | 11,359 | 11,734 | na |
Wage and salary income | $m | 344.0 | 364.8 | 381.8 | 407.3 | na |
Total income | $m | 358.6 | 387.3 | 403.2 | 429.4 | na |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,423 | 32,637 | 33,608 | 34,714 | na |
Average total income | $ | 32,757 | 34,652 | 35,495 | 36,594 | na |
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Wage and salary | % | 71.0 | 70.3 | na | na | na |
Own unincorporated business | % | 7.5 | 7.1 | na | na | na |
Investment | % | 5.9 | 6.9 | na | na | na |
Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.4 | 4.4 | na | na | na |
Government cash benefit | % | 10.3 | 10.2 | na | na | na |
Other income | % | 1.0 | 1.1 | na | na | na |
Total personal income from all sources | $m | 500.0 | 542.0 | na | na | na |
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