|
|
|
ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
 |
 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|
| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 398 | 388 | 314 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.5 | 9.9 | 8.2 |
 |  |
| 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 | 1,246 | 1,253 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 541 | 550 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 338 | 311 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 279 | 303 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 189 | 178 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 364 | 360 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,957 | 2,956 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 57.4 | 58.1 | na |
 |
| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,981 | 32,454 | 32,375 | 33,684 | na |
 |  |
| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,905 | 2,908 | 2,698 | 2,664 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 83.6 | 85.7 | 82.0 | 83.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 86.5 | 90.0 | 86.4 | 88.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,770 | 29,458 | 30,390 | 31,161 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,764 | 30,941 | 32,034 | 33,073 | na |
 |  |
| Wage and salary | % | 63.7 | 62.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.1 | 5.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.9 | 6.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.9 | 2.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 21.8 | 22.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 135.0 | 142.0 | na | na | na |
|