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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 190 | 108 | 125 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.6 | 5.8 | 6.6 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 6,820.0 | 7,050.0 | 7,836.0 | 7,241.0 | 7,422.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 7,423.0 | 7,644.0 | 8,445.0 | 5,763.0 | 5,906.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -603.0 | -594.0 | -609.0 | 1,478.0 | 1,516.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 45,783.0 | 47,157.0 | 46,006.0 | 43,888.0 | 43,888.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 2,620.0 | 2,699.0 | 4,578.0 | 3,665.0 | 3,665.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 43,163.0 | 44,458.0 | 41,428.0 | 40,223.0 | 40,223.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -808.0 | -832.0 | 602.0 | 1,665.0 | 1,665.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 534 | 556 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 228 | 250 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 219 | 194 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 85 | 95 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 75 | 59 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 271 | 282 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,412 | 1,436 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 74.2 | 72.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 25,591 | 30,043 | 30,366 | 32,022 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1,134 | 1,159 | 1,173 | 1,241 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 28.1 | 29.9 | 31.3 | 34.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 29.4 | 31.9 | 33.3 | 36.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 24,749 | 25,797 | 26,652 | 27,744 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 25,938 | 27,541 | 28,409 | 29,740 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 53.8 | 53.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 12.9 | 13.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.9 | 6.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.8 | 3.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 22.1 | 22.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.7 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 55.0 | 59.0 | na | na | na |
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