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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Unemployment | no. | na | na | 4,592 | 4,813 | 4,187 |
Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.3 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
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Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 80,993.0 | 87,477.0 | 92,988.0 |
Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 81,648.0 | 91,873.0 | 95,779.0 |
GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | -655.0 | -4,396.0 | -2,791.0 |
Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 1,362,368.0 | 1,388,235.0 | 1,431,998.0 |
Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 37,415.0 | 37,381.0 | 42,379.0 |
GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 1,324,953.0 | 1,350,854.0 | 1,389,619.0 |
Net debt | $'000 | na | na | -17,222.0 | -21,897.0 | -24,433.0 |
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Age pension | no. | na | na | 17,059 | 17,315 | na |
Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 3,729 | 3,741 | na |
Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,826 | 2,635 | na |
Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,692 | 1,650 | na |
Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 3,207 | 3,025 | na |
Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 4,586 | 4,429 | na |
Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 33,099 | 32,793 | na |
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 51.1 | 52.6 | na |
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Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 37,111 | 39,397 | 40,292 | 41,377 | na |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 68,799 | 67,769 | 65,936 | 65,783 | na |
Wage and salary income | $m | 2,372.7 | 2,444.1 | 2,455.1 | 2,521.5 | na |
Total income | $m | 2,506.5 | 2,612.5 | 2,614.9 | 2,673.5 | na |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 34,488 | 36,066 | 37,234 | 38,330 | na |
Average total income | $ | 36,432 | 38,550 | 39,657 | 40,641 | na |
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Wage and salary | % | 73.9 | 73.6 | na | na | na |
Own unincorporated business | % | 4.6 | 4.0 | na | na | na |
Investment | % | 9.0 | 10.0 | na | na | na |
Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.7 | 3.8 | na | na | na |
Government cash benefit | % | 8.1 | 8.1 | na | na | na |
Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
Total personal income from all sources | $m | 3,314.0 | 3,484.0 | na | na | na |
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