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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 908 | 968 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 5.4 | 5.6 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 24,555.0 | 24,918.0 | 28,521.0 | 28,540.0 | 29,884.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 23,122.0 | 24,414.0 | 26,358.0 | 27,851.0 | 30,178.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 1,433.0 | 504.0 | 2,163.0 | 689.0 | -294.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 210,192.0 | 238,016.0 | 247,803.0 | 252,328.0 | 322,447.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 13,337.0 | 17,286.0 | 21,252.0 | 25,375.0 | 25,613.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 196,855.0 | 220,730.0 | 226,551.0 | 226,953.0 | 296,834.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -99.0 | 5,575.0 | 8,243.0 | 7,970.0 | 7,551.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 4,849 | 4,768 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,152 | 1,147 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 883 | 798 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 453 | 451 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 662 | 677 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 819 | 755 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 8,818 | 8,596 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 56.6 | 57.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 36,415 | 39,697 | 40,482 | 42,264 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 12,696 | 12,766 | 12,838 | 13,020 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 427.3 | 449.6 | 463.2 | 491.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 449.1 | 481.9 | 498.8 | 525.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33,658 | 35,222 | 36,077 | 37,740 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 35,376 | 37,752 | 38,850 | 40,382 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 64.6 | 63.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.9 | 5.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 11.9 | 13.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 5.6 | 5.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 11.0 | 10.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.9 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 687.0 | 747.0 | na | na | na |
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