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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 5,149 | 6,185 | 6,276 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.8 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 84,205.0 | 128,555.0 | 97,930.0 | 100,911.0 | 111,169.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 79,776.0 | 82,707.0 | 91,130.0 | 91,354.0 | 100,890.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 4,429.0 | 45,848.0 | 6,800.0 | 9,557.0 | 10,279.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 820,412.0 | 869,317.0 | 883,679.0 | 902,813.0 | 914,645.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 53,160.0 | 56,043.0 | 63,453.0 | 66,138.0 | 65,871.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 767,252.0 | 813,274.0 | 820,226.0 | 836,675.0 | 848,774.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -10,972.0 | -14,108.0 | -23,209.0 | -32,674.0 | -39,069.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 18,733 | 18,806 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 5,545 | 5,523 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 4,905 | 4,770 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 3,690 | 3,769 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 4,158 | 4,074 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 8,090 | 8,265 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 45,121 | 45,208 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 55.6 | 57.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,930 | 35,688 | 36,240 | 37,337 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 62,924 | 63,169 | 60,961 | 60,876 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2,070.1 | 2,150.2 | 2,122.8 | 2,197.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 2,132.9 | 2,236.1 | 2,203.8 | 2,274.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32,899 | 34,039 | 34,822 | 36,101 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,896 | 35,399 | 36,152 | 37,369 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 74.8 | 75.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.0 | 4.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.0 | 3.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.6 | 1.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.3 | 14.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,834.0 | 2,963.0 | na | na | na |
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