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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Unemployment | no. | na | na | 3,268 | 2,703 | 3,503 |
Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.3 | 5.8 | 7.9 |
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Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 74,683.0 | 94,966.0 | 98,898.0 |
Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 66,242.0 | 80,918.0 | 80,105.0 |
GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | 8,441.0 | 14,048.0 | 18,793.0 |
Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 550,727.0 | 641,023.0 | 722,448.0 |
Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 29,562.0 | 31,273.0 | 28,761.0 |
GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 521,165.0 | 609,750.0 | 693,687.0 |
Net debt | $'000 | na | na | -7,758.0 | -5,049.0 | -5,733.0 |
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Age pension | no. | na | na | 9,867 | 10,172 | na |
Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 3,765 | 3,894 | na |
Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,962 | 2,787 | na |
Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,619 | 2,581 | na |
Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,960 | 2,855 | na |
Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,535 | 3,513 | na |
Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 25,708 | 25,801 | na |
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 65.5 | 66.1 | na |
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Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,954 | 31,931 | 32,902 | 34,113 | na |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 30,591 | 31,525 | 32,444 | 33,820 | na |
Wage and salary income | $m | 853.5 | 915.0 | 977.8 | 1,059.2 | na |
Total income | $m | 899.0 | 974.0 | 1,038.3 | 1,122.7 | na |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,900 | 29,023 | 30,138 | 31,320 | na |
Average total income | $ | 29,386 | 30,895 | 32,003 | 33,195 | na |
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Wage and salary | % | 65.9 | 65.9 | na | na | na |
Own unincorporated business | % | 7.2 | 6.3 | na | na | na |
Investment | % | 6.1 | 7.5 | na | na | na |
Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.9 | 3.8 | na | na | na |
Government cash benefit | % | 16.6 | 16.2 | na | na | na |
Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,335.0 | 1,450.0 | na | na | na |
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