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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 232 | 548 | 527 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 15,594.0 | 17,126.0 | 19,021.0 | 19,450.0 | 21,587.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 17,809.0 | 18,066.0 | 18,682.0 | 18,635.0 | 21,996.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -2,215.0 | -940.0 | 339.0 | 815.0 | -409.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 143,143.0 | 142,339.0 | 209,109.0 | 207,995.0 | 206,160.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 14,456.0 | 14,511.0 | 13,646.0 | 13,136.0 | 11,535.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 128,687.0 | 127,828.0 | 195,463.0 | 194,859.0 | 194,625.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | 11,045.0 | 9,892.0 | 8,675.0 | 8,254.0 | 6,404.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 2,624 | 2,729 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 660 | 683 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 649 | 550 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 519 | 522 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 596 | 570 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 940 | 911 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 5,988 | 5,965 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 53.3 | 53.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 36,429 | 38,372 | 39,767 | 41,440 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 15,821 | 15,850 | 15,716 | 15,889 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 523.2 | 541.5 | 558.0 | 586.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 545.4 | 573.8 | 597.6 | 619.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33,071 | 34,165 | 35,505 | 36,936 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 34,474 | 36,202 | 38,024 | 38,957 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 70.5 | 70.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.8 | 8.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 10.4 | 11.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.9 | 2.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 6.6 | 6.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.9 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 770.0 | 818.0 | na | na | na |
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