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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Unemployment | no. | na | na | 3,835 | 4,530 | 3,126 |
Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.5 | 8.9 | 5.8 |
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Total revenue | $'000 | 157,377.0 | 166,613.0 | 164,951.0 | 162,288.0 | 172,187.0 |
Total expenses | $'000 | 117,342.0 | 136,435.0 | 140,124.0 | 165,367.0 | 150,372.0 |
GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -40,651.0 | -29,465.0 | -24,409.0 | 3,079.0 | -21,815.0 |
Total assets | $'000 | 861,211.0 | 870,013.0 | 992,314.0 | 1,026,293.0 | 1,122,941.0 |
Total liabilities | $'000 | 85,952.0 | 83,362.0 | 84,954.0 | 32,423.0 | 45,090.0 |
GFS net worth | $'000 | 859,628.0 | 888,458.0 | 956,471.0 | 1,046,664.0 | 1,135,575.0 |
Net debt | $'000 | 54,449.0 | 41,619.0 | 29,645.0 | -24,767.0 | -28,726.0 |
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Age pension | no. | na | na | 6,988 | 7,185 | na |
Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,717 | 2,722 | na |
Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 3,572 | 3,359 | na |
Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,416 | 2,476 | na |
Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,345 | 2,214 | na |
Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,457 | 2,388 | na |
Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 20,495 | 20,343 | na |
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 57.1 | 59.2 | na |
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Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,330 | 36,087 | 36,994 | 38,878 | na |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 40,122 | 39,956 | 39,217 | 40,372 | na |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1,276.5 | 1,330.4 | 1,351.4 | 1,460.8 | na |
Total income | $m | 1,321.2 | 1,386.4 | 1,411.2 | 1,524.0 | na |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,815 | 33,296 | 34,460 | 36,183 | na |
Average total income | $ | 32,929 | 34,697 | 35,985 | 37,748 | na |
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Wage and salary | % | 75.6 | 76.0 | na | na | na |
Own unincorporated business | % | 7.0 | 5.9 | na | na | na |
Investment | % | 4.5 | 4.7 | na | na | na |
Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.9 | 2.0 | na | na | na |
Government cash benefit | % | 10.6 | 11.0 | na | na | na |
Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,732.0 | 1,823.0 | na | na | na |
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