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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 3,963 | 3,536 | 3,994 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 84,220.0 | 95,303.0 | 100,650.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 84,317.0 | 95,958.0 | 100,838.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | -97.0 | -655.0 | -188.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 1,259,426.0 | 1,377,008.0 | 1,504,522.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 44,914.0 | 41,957.0 | 36,571.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 1,214,512.0 | 1,335,051.0 | 1,467,951.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | 13,451.0 | 13,930.0 | 9,731.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 14,494 | 14,562 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 3,886 | 3,870 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,997 | 2,899 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,235 | 2,215 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,601 | 2,452 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,731 | 3,618 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 29,944 | 29,616 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 52.4 | 54.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,774 | 37,076 | 38,071 | 39,559 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 53,294 | 53,146 | 54,173 | 55,160 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,759.9 | 1,832.9 | 1,936.8 | 2,053.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,835.6 | 1,926.1 | 2,035.1 | 2,150.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33,023 | 34,488 | 35,752 | 37,219 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 34,443 | 36,241 | 37,567 | 38,984 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 75.0 | 75.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.9 | 4.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.2 | 7.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.8 | 2.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.6 | 10.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,411.0 | 2,557.0 | na | na | na |
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