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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 3,579 | 4,006 | 3,420 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.1 | 6.9 | 5.8 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 69,949.0 | 73,221.0 | 83,675.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 64,834.0 | 69,558.0 | 79,034.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | 5,115.0 | 3,663.0 | 4,641.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 567,889.0 | 566,348.0 | 691,164.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 20,760.0 | 22,408.0 | 20,557.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 547,129.0 | 543,940.0 | 670,607.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | -7,333.0 | -8,011.0 | -17,454.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 10,698 | 11,019 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 3,688 | 3,781 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 3,313 | 3,272 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 3,524 | 3,651 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,323 | 2,229 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,442 | 3,291 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 26,988 | 27,244 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 56.9 | 59.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,670 | 34,228 | 34,990 | 36,258 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 44,698 | 44,837 | 46,042 | 47,226 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,383.8 | 1,439.5 | 1,519.0 | 1,614.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,438.1 | 1,509.7 | 1,592.3 | 1,687.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,959 | 32,104 | 32,991 | 34,181 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,174 | 33,670 | 34,584 | 35,729 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 74.7 | 75.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.2 | 4.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.2 | 4.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.4 | 2.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 11.9 | 12.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,899.0 | 1,996.0 | na | na | na |
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