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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 2,030 | 2,333 | 1,576 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.5 | 9.4 | 6.4 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 28,563.0 | 29,184.0 | 32,938.0 | 35,151.0 | 41,475.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 24,856.0 | 25,415.0 | 27,944.0 | 29,241.0 | 31,193.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 3,707.0 | 3,769.0 | 4,994.0 | 5,910.0 | 10,282.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 330,279.0 | 336,519.0 | 341,457.0 | 347,889.0 | 359,773.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 19,306.0 | 21,707.0 | 24,353.0 | 24,782.0 | 17,670.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 310,973.0 | 314,812.0 | 317,104.0 | 323,107.0 | 342,103.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -7,445.0 | -8,034.0 | -13,410.0 | -15,530.0 | -21,101.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 4,776 | 4,767 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,081 | 2,081 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,235 | 2,163 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,095 | 1,100 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,879 | 1,944 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 4,222 | 4,202 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 16,288 | 16,256 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 55.6 | 56.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,678 | 32,931 | 33,768 | 35,024 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 19,516 | 20,265 | 20,385 | 20,645 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 588.2 | 635.0 | 660.6 | 700.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 603.1 | 653.8 | 681.4 | 719.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,142 | 31,336 | 32,408 | 33,929 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,904 | 32,263 | 33,427 | 34,866 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 73.0 | 74.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.9 | 4.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.1 | 2.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.9 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 17.9 | 17.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.2 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 822.0 | 886.0 | na | na | na |
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