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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 4,667 | 4,239 | 3,319 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.0 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 85,109.0 | 78,934.0 | 84,887.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 73,328.0 | 77,951.0 | 84,128.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | 11,781.0 | 983.0 | 759.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 777,368.0 | 825,020.0 | 979,603.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 22,874.0 | 26,141.0 | 28,062.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 754,494.0 | 798,879.0 | 951,541.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | -27,708.0 | -23,819.0 | -20,892.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 10,517 | 10,894 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,892 | 3,006 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,628 | 2,578 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,640 | 2,712 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,775 | 2,596 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,712 | 3,660 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 25,164 | 25,446 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 49.0 | 50.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,866 | 36,574 | 37,422 | 38,639 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 64,916 | 65,720 | 66,661 | 67,673 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2,139.8 | 2,251.5 | 2,345.3 | 2,466.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 2,224.9 | 2,358.1 | 2,453.1 | 2,572.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32,963 | 34,259 | 35,182 | 36,453 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 34,273 | 35,881 | 36,800 | 38,006 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 80.6 | 81.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.6 | 4.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.5 | 4.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.7 | 1.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 7.3 | 7.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,723.0 | 2,886.0 | na | na | na |
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