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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 134 | 124 | 123 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.7 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 3,899.0 | 4,340.0 | 4,465.0 | 3,944.0 | 3,853.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 3,084.0 | 3,525.0 | 3,629.0 | 3,999.0 | 3,300.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 815.0 | 815.0 | 836.0 | -55.0 | 553.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 17,589.0 | 18,478.0 | 19,033.0 | 19,127.0 | 20,101.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 681.0 | 744.0 | 767.0 | 648.0 | 517.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 16,908.0 | 17,734.0 | 18,266.0 | 18,479.0 | 19,584.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -1,685.0 | -1,741.0 | -1,793.0 | -1,750.0 | -1,812.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 401 | 402 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 192 | 196 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 164 | 143 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 145 | 149 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 91 | 98 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 193 | 176 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,186 | 1,165 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 59.3 | 59.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,961 | 32,651 | 33,447 | 34,483 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1,437 | 1,452 | 1,334 | 1,320 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 41.7 | 43.4 | 41.3 | 42.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 42.6 | 46.1 | 43.4 | 43.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,052 | 29,862 | 30,964 | 32,060 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,632 | 31,733 | 32,529 | 33,287 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 67.3 | 65.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.6 | 7.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.1 | 6.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.7 | 1.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 17.9 | 18.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 64.0 | 69.0 | na | na | na |
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