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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 588 | 520 | 473 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.8 | 6.6 | 5.7 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 16,063.0 | 18,924.0 | 19,490.0 | 21,096.0 | 30,609.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 12,128.0 | 14,767.0 | 15,205.0 | 15,611.0 | 17,010.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -3,935.0 | -4,157.0 | -4,285.0 | -5,485.0 | -13,599.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 134,202.0 | 164,681.0 | 175,987.0 | 181,960.0 | 204,167.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 2,337.0 | 2,843.0 | 2,991.0 | 3,000.0 | 10,837.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 135,529.0 | 166,045.0 | 177,345.0 | 183,787.0 | 193,843.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -6,803.0 | -7,444.0 | -7,438.0 | -10,852.0 | -14,252.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 982 | 1,010 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 409 | 402 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 553 | 511 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 381 | 383 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 265 | 238 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 489 | 454 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,079 | 2,998 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 58.4 | 55.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 35,880 | 38,001 | 39,436 | 42,649 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5,964 | 6,029 | 6,573 | 7,052 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 203.3 | 216.2 | 244.7 | 282.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 206.9 | 223.7 | 252.1 | 291.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34,095 | 35,866 | 37,225 | 40,110 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 34,693 | 37,097 | 38,351 | 41,281 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 81.1 | 81.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.8 | 3.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.7 | 3.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.8 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.3 | 10.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 256.0 | 274.0 | na | na | na |
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