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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Unemployment | no. | na | na | 3,034 | 2,660 | 2,656 |
Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.5 | 8.8 | 8.4 |
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Total revenue | $'000 | 60,109.0 | 63,975.0 | 66,070.0 | 82,492.0 | 74,756.0 |
Total expenses | $'000 | 63,108.0 | 61,392.0 | 65,758.0 | 70,238.0 | 70,161.0 |
GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 2,999.0 | -2,583.0 | -312.0 | -12,254.0 | -4,595.0 |
Total assets | $'000 | 450,890.0 | 506,857.0 | 510,105.0 | 513,733.0 | 552,416.0 |
Total liabilities | $'000 | 27,654.0 | 33,077.0 | 37,672.0 | 44,895.0 | 55,786.0 |
GFS net worth | $'000 | 438,085.0 | 487,449.0 | 490,330.0 | 489,110.0 | 497,087.0 |
Net debt | $'000 | -2,107.0 | -1,955.0 | 3,610.0 | 15,738.0 | 13,887.0 |
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Age pension | no. | na | na | 5,985 | 6,108 | na |
Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,927 | 2,045 | na |
Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,320 | 2,366 | na |
Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,744 | 1,813 | na |
Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,442 | 1,420 | na |
Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,968 | 1,925 | na |
Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 15,386 | 15,678 | na |
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 57.4 | 62.4 | na |
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Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,287 | 34,349 | 34,863 | 35,964 | na |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 22,475 | 22,624 | 20,445 | 20,387 | na |
Wage and salary income | $m | 677.7 | 703.8 | 656.5 | 680.1 | na |
Total income | $m | 700.8 | 738.3 | 685.6 | 710.2 | na |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,152 | 31,109 | 32,113 | 33,358 | na |
Average total income | $ | 31,183 | 32,632 | 33,534 | 34,836 | na |
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Wage and salary | % | 71.9 | 71.1 | na | na | na |
Own unincorporated business | % | 6.7 | 6.6 | na | na | na |
Investment | % | 4.1 | 5.0 | na | na | na |
Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | na | na | na |
Government cash benefit | % | 15.6 | 15.6 | na | na | na |
Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
Total personal income from all sources | $m | 965.0 | 1,024.0 | na | na | na |
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