|
|
|
ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
 |
 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|
| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,061 | 854 | 1,071 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.0 | 6.8 | 8.4 |
 |  |
| 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 | 3,045 | 3,205 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,200 | 1,245 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 925 | 878 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 725 | 777 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 746 | 772 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,074 | 1,041 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 7,715 | 7,918 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 70.4 | 67.2 | na |
 |
| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,695 | 32,405 | 34,039 | 35,476 | na |
 |  |
| Wage and salary earners | no. | 8,529 | 8,749 | 9,326 | 9,917 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 246.6 | 263.1 | 291.8 | 322.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 257.4 | 276.4 | 307.7 | 340.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,913 | 30,074 | 31,293 | 32,483 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,176 | 31,592 | 32,992 | 34,297 | na |
 |  |
| Wage and salary | % | 67.7 | 67.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.0 | 6.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.8 | 6.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.2 | 3.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 16.0 | 16.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 375.0 | 407.0 | na | na | na |
|