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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 2,773 | 2,200 | 2,104 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 89,081.0 | 86,436.0 | 94,589.0 | 98,383.0 | 102,004.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 93,736.0 | 80,633.0 | 84,157.0 | 86,386.0 | 91,948.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -4,655.0 | 5,803.0 | 10,432.0 | 11,997.0 | 10,056.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 4,102,443.0 | 4,105,337.0 | 4,130,651.0 | 4,131,321.0 | 4,143,397.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 41,912.0 | 38,490.0 | 41,016.0 | 37,636.0 | 40,213.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 4,060,531.0 | 4,066,847.0 | 4,089,635.0 | 4,093,685.0 | 4,103,184.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -17,577.0 | -24,895.0 | -8,172.0 | -53,788.0 | -70,609.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 10,410 | 10,531 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,906 | 1,898 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,341 | 1,241 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,338 | 1,350 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,186 | 1,088 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,825 | 1,759 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 18,006 | 17,867 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 43.4 | 43.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 43,962 | 47,442 | 47,480 | 49,407 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 62,423 | 61,404 | 59,656 | 59,833 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2,503.2 | 2,615.7 | 2,595.6 | 2,715.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 2,623.2 | 2,819.3 | 2,767.4 | 2,869.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 40,101 | 42,599 | 43,510 | 45,379 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 42,023 | 45,915 | 46,390 | 47,955 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 76.4 | 76.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.2 | 5.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 9.1 | 9.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.8 | 2.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 4.4 | 4.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.1 | 1.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 3,423.0 | 3,689.0 | na | na | na |
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