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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Unemployment | no. | na | na | 2,712 | 3,148 | 3,385 |
Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.9 | 7.0 | 7.3 |
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Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 77,171.0 | 80,208.0 | 85,643.0 |
Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 78,716.0 | 78,761.0 | 81,985.0 |
GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | -1,545.0 | 1,447.0 | 3,658.0 |
Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 825,622.0 | 828,606.0 | 938,845.0 |
Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 34,725.0 | 36,427.0 | 34,629.0 |
GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 790,897.0 | 792,179.0 | 904,216.0 |
Net debt | $'000 | na | na | 19,917.0 | 12,367.0 | 8,602.0 |
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Age pension | no. | na | na | 5,313 | 5,258 | na |
Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,791 | 2,826 | na |
Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 3,851 | 3,652 | na |
Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,272 | 1,228 | na |
Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,394 | 2,223 | na |
Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,064 | 1,984 | na |
Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 17,685 | 17,171 | na |
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 60.4 | 60.9 | na |
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Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 41,026 | 44,739 | 46,590 | 47,467 | na |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 31,231 | 31,561 | 31,436 | 31,920 | na |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1,210.0 | 1,298.1 | 1,345.3 | 1,400.6 | na |
Total income | $m | 1,271.4 | 1,380.1 | 1,424.4 | 1,479.5 | na |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 38,742 | 41,129 | 42,794 | 43,878 | na |
Average total income | $ | 40,710 | 43,728 | 45,313 | 46,350 | na |
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Wage and salary | % | 76.8 | 77.0 | na | na | na |
Own unincorporated business | % | 4.8 | 5.0 | na | na | na |
Investment | % | 6.4 | 6.9 | na | na | na |
Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | na | na | na |
Government cash benefit | % | 10.1 | 9.2 | na | na | na |
Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | na | na | na |
Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,636.0 | 1,816.0 | na | na | na |
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