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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Unemployment | no. | na | na | 2,569 | 2,668 | 2,314 |
Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
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Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 65,015.0 | 71,895.0 | 65,828.0 |
Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 65,119.0 | 69,440.0 | 62,434.0 |
GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | -104.0 | 2,455.0 | 3,394.0 |
Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 747,628.0 | 817,018.0 | 860,703.0 |
Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 18,528.0 | 21,454.0 | 23,263.0 |
GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 729,100.0 | 795,564.0 | 837,440.0 |
Net debt | $'000 | na | na | -26,570.0 | -21,116.0 | -18,422.0 |
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Age pension | no. | na | na | 10,195 | 10,520 | na |
Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,889 | 1,936 | na |
Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,620 | 1,549 | na |
Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 985 | 1,015 | na |
Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,942 | 1,841 | na |
Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,966 | 2,993 | na |
Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 19,597 | 19,854 | na |
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 49.5 | 49.0 | na |
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Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 41,281 | 43,663 | 44,641 | 46,040 | na |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 47,809 | 46,875 | 46,277 | 46,322 | na |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1,765.8 | 1,839.2 | 1,854.2 | 1,919.4 | na |
Total income | $m | 1,882.9 | 1,988.3 | 2,011.8 | 2,068.1 | na |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 36,934 | 39,236 | 40,067 | 41,437 | na |
Average total income | $ | 39,385 | 42,418 | 43,473 | 44,645 | na |
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Wage and salary | % | 71.4 | 71.6 | na | na | na |
Own unincorporated business | % | 5.2 | 4.8 | na | na | na |
Investment | % | 13.9 | 13.7 | na | na | na |
Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.0 | 3.1 | na | na | na |
Government cash benefit | % | 5.7 | 5.8 | na | na | na |
Other income | % | 0.9 | 1.0 | na | na | na |
Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,586.0 | 2,743.0 | na | na | na |
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