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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 4,443 | 4,651 |
Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 9.7 | 10.1 |
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Total revenue | $'000 | 55,349.0 | 60,196.0 | 63,163.0 | 73,592.0 | 70,609.0 |
Total expenses | $'000 | 54,107.0 | 56,672.0 | 60,326.0 | 65,736.0 | 67,709.0 |
GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 1,242.0 | 3,524.0 | 2,837.0 | 7,856.0 | 2,900.0 |
Total assets | $'000 | 617,966.0 | 624,558.0 | 635,756.0 | 645,571.0 | 649,792.0 |
Total liabilities | $'000 | 33,820.0 | 34,031.0 | 42,490.0 | 42,950.0 | 43,253.0 |
GFS net worth | $'000 | 584,146.0 | 590,527.0 | 593,266.0 | 602,621.0 | 606,539.0 |
Net debt | $'000 | 14,931.0 | 12,620.0 | 11,270.0 | 13,734.0 | 15,488.0 |
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Age pension | no. | na | na | 14,268 | 14,237 | na |
Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 6,617 | 6,711 | na |
Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 4,818 | 4,450 | na |
Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 3,247 | 3,196 | na |
Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,825 | 2,751 | na |
Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 4,432 | 4,317 | na |
Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 36,207 | 35,661 | na |
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 67.4 | 67.8 | na |
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Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,198 | 31,880 | 32,993 | 34,295 | na |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 34,179 | 34,244 | 34,526 | 35,389 | na |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1,012.2 | 1,048.1 | 1,094.0 | 1,169.0 | na |
Total income | $m | 1,051.4 | 1,095.9 | 1,143.9 | 1,218.1 | na |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,615 | 30,608 | 31,687 | 33,032 | na |
Average total income | $ | 30,762 | 32,003 | 33,130 | 34,420 | na |
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Wage and salary | % | 66.8 | 67.0 | na | na | na |
Own unincorporated business | % | 4.7 | 4.2 | na | na | na |
Investment | % | 3.2 | 3.7 | na | na | na |
Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.6 | 2.5 | na | na | na |
Government cash benefit | % | 22.1 | 22.2 | na | na | na |
Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,548.0 | 1,616.0 | na | na | na |
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