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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 2,300 | 2,673 | 2,929 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.3 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 90,662.0 | 98,450.0 | 105,150.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 88,212.0 | 91,219.0 | 97,115.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | 2,450.0 | 7,231.0 | 8,035.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 1,034,430.0 | 1,020,264.0 | 1,444,337.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 25,422.0 | 24,940.0 | 25,530.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 1,009,008.0 | 995,324.0 | 1,418,807.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | -13,887.0 | -17,777.0 | -16,493.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 6,197 | 6,046 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 3,033 | 3,056 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 3,532 | 3,306 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 858 | 836 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,421 | 1,399 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,645 | 1,569 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 16,686 | 16,211 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 53.9 | 57.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 47,673 | 52,212 | 52,393 | 54,549 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 37,276 | 37,768 | 37,901 | 38,621 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,618.2 | 1,754.2 | 1,802.3 | 1,892.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,697.5 | 1,909.4 | 1,917.1 | 2,005.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 43,411 | 46,447 | 47,553 | 49,006 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 45,538 | 50,556 | 50,581 | 51,914 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 74.4 | 74.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.1 | 5.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 10.6 | 11.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.5 | 1.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 7.4 | 6.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.9 | 1.0 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,275.0 | 2,544.0 | na | na | na |
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