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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 1,950 | 1,612 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 6.9 | 5.8 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 71,199.0 | 81,741.0 | 90,166.0 | 95,348.0 | 96,783.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 56,221.0 | 54,711.0 | 58,751.0 | 63,541.0 | 68,380.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 14,978.0 | 27,030.0 | 31,415.0 | 31,807.0 | 28,403.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 727,963.0 | 756,484.0 | 787,206.0 | 815,845.0 | 840,245.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 50,965.0 | 53,757.0 | 53,561.0 | 51,633.0 | 48,200.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 676,998.0 | 702,727.0 | 733,645.0 | 764,212.0 | 792,045.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -46,782.0 | -35,032.0 | -48,102.0 | -56,357.0 | -69,949.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 10,427 | 10,756 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,983 | 3,138 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,530 | 2,296 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,826 | 1,865 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,537 | 1,445 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,419 | 3,457 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 22,722 | 22,958 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 63.8 | 67.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,198 | 32,019 | 33,240 | 34,577 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 17,657 | 17,902 | 18,565 | 19,561 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 490.3 | 516.6 | 555.4 | 611.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 512.7 | 552.2 | 594.3 | 654.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,767 | 28,858 | 29,919 | 31,245 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,038 | 30,847 | 32,010 | 33,448 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 55.5 | 55.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.6 | 8.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 9.2 | 9.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.6 | 4.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 20.4 | 20.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 919.0 | 979.0 | na | na | na |
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