|
|
|
ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
 |
 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|
| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 259 | 209 | 195 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.4 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
 |  |
| 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 | 584 | 561 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 191 | 182 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 193 | 173 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 125 | 126 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 152 | 132 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 152 | 143 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,397 | 1,316 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 55.4 | 56.6 | na |
 |
| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 35,605 | 37,843 | 39,387 | 40,752 | na |
 |  |
| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,924 | 2,974 | 3,013 | 3,004 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 99.5 | 105.8 | 111.8 | 116.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 102.4 | 109.9 | 116.2 | 120.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34,045 | 35,562 | 37,115 | 38,623 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 35,008 | 36,961 | 38,568 | 40,214 | na |
 |  |
| Wage and salary | % | 78.4 | 78.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.1 | 5.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.0 | 5.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.6 | 1.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 9.4 | 9.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 131.0 | 142.0 | na | na | na |
|