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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 3,516 | 3,037 | 3,122 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.0 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 63,335.0 | 74,137.0 | 75,269.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 64,370.0 | 82,469.0 | 76,549.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | -1,035.0 | -8,332.0 | -1,280.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 600,525.0 | 596,366.0 | 653,231.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 17,752.0 | 21,606.0 | 23,131.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 582,773.0 | 574,760.0 | 630,100.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | -4,160.0 | -830.0 | -1,663.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 12,469 | 12,631 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 3,310 | 3,261 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 3,207 | 2,957 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,577 | 1,562 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,379 | 2,338 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,293 | 3,119 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 26,235 | 25,868 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 58.4 | 60.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 36,828 | 39,907 | 41,091 | 42,474 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 48,043 | 47,990 | 46,826 | 47,370 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,710.9 | 1,800.0 | 1,808.6 | 1,908.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,792.7 | 1,901.4 | 1,922.4 | 2,011.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 35,611 | 37,508 | 38,624 | 40,286 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 37,315 | 39,620 | 41,053 | 42,470 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 75.7 | 75.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.5 | 4.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.9 | 7.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.4 | 2.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.0 | 9.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,326.0 | 2,503.0 | na | na | na |
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