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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 1,868 | 2,210 |
Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 6.3 | 7.2 |
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Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 270,422.0 | 265,544.0 | 287,998.0 |
Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 224,501.0 | 248,503.0 | 235,086.0 |
GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | 45,921.0 | 17,041.0 | 52,912.0 |
Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 2,183,605.0 | 2,294,769.0 | 2,259,072.0 |
Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 60,115.0 | 63,622.0 | 64,123.0 |
GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 2,123,490.0 | 2,231,147.0 | 2,194,949.0 |
Net debt | $'000 | na | na | -128,919.0 | -191,415.0 | -199,465.0 |
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Age pension | no. | na | na | 2,413 | 2,392 | na |
Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,356 | 1,388 | na |
Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,123 | 2,066 | na |
Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 680 | 690 | na |
Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,738 | 1,810 | na |
Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,018 | 988 | na |
Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 9,328 | 9,335 | na |
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 60.1 | 59.7 | na |
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Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 49,118 | 51,769 | 52,098 | 54,052 | na |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 20,347 | 22,032 | 21,724 | 23,640 | na |
Wage and salary income | $m | 820.1 | 924.1 | 933.8 | 1,042.2 | na |
Total income | $m | 866.8 | 988.7 | 997.5 | 1,109.6 | na |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 40,303 | 41,941 | 42,986 | 44,084 | na |
Average total income | $ | 42,603 | 44,876 | 45,919 | 46,938 | na |
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Wage and salary | % | 71.0 | 70.2 | na | na | na |
Own unincorporated business | % | 6.2 | 6.0 | na | na | na |
Investment | % | 12.7 | 14.0 | na | na | na |
Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | na | na | na |
Government cash benefit | % | 7.2 | 6.8 | na | na | na |
Other income | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | na | na | na |
Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,219.0 | 1,443.0 | na | na | na |
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