|
|
|
ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
 |
 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|
| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 917 | 762 | 615 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.2 | 6.6 | 5.4 |
 |  |
| 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 | 689 | 693 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 733 | 809 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,620 | 1,517 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 858 | 832 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 294 | 245 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 685 | 630 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 4,879 | 4,726 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 59.4 | 65.7 | na |
 |
| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 35,348 | 35,892 | 36,883 | 38,588 | na |
 |  |
| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5,799 | 5,814 | 6,313 | 6,429 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 184.3 | 191.4 | 214.5 | 229.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 190.1 | 198.3 | 222.3 | 238.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,787 | 32,923 | 33,977 | 35,755 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,784 | 34,104 | 35,211 | 37,144 | na |
 |  |
| Wage and salary | % | 71.4 | 71.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.9 | 7.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.7 | 4.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 15.4 | 16.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.2 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 267.0 | 283.0 | na | na | na |
|