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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Unemployment | no. | na | na | 5,991 | 6,255 | 5,588 |
Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.5 | 10.0 | 8.9 |
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Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 75,644.0 | 88,073.0 | 87,065.0 |
Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 80,588.0 | 87,467.0 | 92,890.0 |
GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | -4,944.0 | 606.0 | -5,825.0 |
Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 527,958.0 | 660,970.0 | 663,695.0 |
Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 14,460.0 | 19,464.0 | 21,717.0 |
GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 513,498.0 | 641,506.0 | 641,978.0 |
Net debt | $'000 | na | na | -17,455.0 | -7,668.0 | -5,905.0 |
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Age pension | no. | na | na | 17,203 | 17,208 | na |
Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 6,397 | 6,379 | na |
Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 5,515 | 5,163 | na |
Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,640 | 2,620 | na |
Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 3,382 | 3,268 | na |
Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 5,295 | 5,050 | na |
Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 40,432 | 39,688 | na |
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 61.8 | 63.4 | na |
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Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,465 | 34,808 | 35,947 | 37,236 | na |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 48,024 | 48,157 | 47,503 | 48,029 | na |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1,525.5 | 1,605.0 | 1,641.8 | 1,721.6 | na |
Total income | $m | 1,594.6 | 1,688.4 | 1,727.9 | 1,802.0 | na |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,766 | 33,328 | 34,561 | 35,845 | na |
Average total income | $ | 33,205 | 35,060 | 36,374 | 37,518 | na |
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Wage and salary | % | 71.2 | 72.2 | na | na | na |
Own unincorporated business | % | 4.5 | 4.0 | na | na | na |
Investment | % | 5.0 | 5.2 | na | na | na |
Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.7 | 1.6 | na | na | na |
Government cash benefit | % | 17.1 | 16.6 | na | na | na |
Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,198.0 | 2,341.0 | na | na | na |
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