|
|
|
ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
 |
 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|
| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 290 | 318 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 3.6 | 4.0 |
 |  |
| 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 | 1,325 | 1,380 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 482 | 488 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 368 | 355 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 435 | 440 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 317 | 317 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 544 | 552 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,471 | 3,532 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 52.1 | 56.9 | na |
 |
| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,783 | 33,445 | 34,757 | 36,389 | na |
 |  |
| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5,776 | 5,933 | 6,462 | 6,843 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 171.9 | 183.4 | 205.5 | 226.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 178.2 | 192.5 | 217.2 | 237.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,768 | 30,918 | 31,794 | 33,041 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,859 | 32,452 | 33,619 | 34,676 | na |
 |  |
| Wage and salary | % | 71.0 | 70.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.0 | 7.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.7 | 7.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.3 | 2.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 11.2 | 11.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.7 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 250.0 | 271.0 | na | na | na |
|