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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Unemployment | no. | na | na | 4,102 | 4,213 | 3,727 |
Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
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Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 85,360.0 | 85,843.0 | 90,536.0 |
Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 82,064.0 | 90,292.0 | 92,696.0 |
GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | 3,296.0 | -4,449.0 | -2,160.0 |
Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 1,231,600.0 | 1,399,482.0 | 1,482,630.0 |
Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 21,950.0 | 25,997.0 | 23,218.0 |
GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 1,209,650.0 | 1,373,485.0 | 1,459,412.0 |
Net debt | $'000 | na | na | -38,630.0 | -47,603.0 | -43,029.0 |
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Age pension | no. | na | na | 16,322 | 16,440 | na |
Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 3,240 | 3,283 | na |
Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,465 | 2,378 | na |
Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,626 | 1,645 | na |
Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,670 | 2,574 | na |
Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,514 | 3,536 | na |
Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 29,837 | 29,857 | na |
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 51.4 | 52.6 | na |
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Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 37,628 | 40,513 | 41,410 | 42,767 | na |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 60,404 | 59,607 | 58,954 | 59,157 | na |
Wage and salary income | $m | 2,151.6 | 2,231.7 | 2,270.0 | 2,350.7 | na |
Total income | $m | 2,268.7 | 2,379.3 | 2,412.8 | 2,489.0 | na |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 35,620 | 37,440 | 38,505 | 39,736 | na |
Average total income | $ | 37,559 | 39,917 | 40,926 | 42,075 | na |
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Wage and salary | % | 74.1 | 74.1 | na | na | na |
Own unincorporated business | % | 4.8 | 4.2 | na | na | na |
Investment | % | 8.3 | 9.0 | na | na | na |
Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.9 | 3.9 | na | na | na |
Government cash benefit | % | 8.3 | 8.1 | na | na | na |
Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,992.0 | 3,169.0 | na | na | na |
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