|
|
|
ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
 |
 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|
| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 573 | 624 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 2.9 | 3.2 |
 |  |
| 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 |
 |  |
| Age pension | no. | na | na | 3,745 | 3,881 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,196 | 1,260 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 809 | 753 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 675 | 675 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 640 | 586 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,249 | 1,254 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 8,314 | 8,408 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 59.5 | 55.4 | na |
 |
| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,672 | 34,196 | 35,443 | 36,502 | na |
 |  |
| Wage and salary earners | no. | 13,937 | 14,065 | 14,553 | 15,258 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 409.8 | 431.7 | 463.2 | 501.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 419.4 | 451.4 | 487.8 | 522.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,404 | 30,694 | 31,825 | 32,845 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,090 | 32,092 | 33,517 | 34,219 | na |
 |  |
| Wage and salary | % | 70.1 | 67.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.2 | 11.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.4 | 6.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.0 | 2.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 11.7 | 11.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 602.0 | 667.0 | na | na | na |
|