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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 519 | 694 | 650 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.3 | 6.6 | 6.1 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 19,871.0 | 20,965.0 | 24,168.0 | 24,787.0 | 25,828.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 25,334.0 | 24,779.0 | 23,726.0 | 24,092.0 | 25,487.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 5,463.0 | 3,814.0 | -442.0 | -695.0 | -341.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 144,227.0 | 148,112.0 | 190,908.0 | 188,118.0 | 213,374.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 13,952.0 | 13,600.0 | 13,019.0 | 14,707.0 | 14,301.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 136,500.0 | 140,331.0 | 183,939.0 | 180,229.0 | 199,619.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | 910.0 | -1,378.0 | 768.0 | 8,601.0 | -94.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 2,455 | 2,576 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 826 | 909 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 636 | 667 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 520 | 584 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 446 | 494 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,010 | 1,111 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 5,893 | 6,341 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 61.2 | 56.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 27,165 | 28,856 | 29,801 | 31,246 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 7,112 | 7,228 | 7,212 | 7,351 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 186.4 | 196.8 | 202.1 | 215.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 188.2 | 200.9 | 207.9 | 220.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,206 | 27,224 | 28,018 | 29,369 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 26,456 | 27,790 | 28,827 | 30,046 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 67.3 | 68.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.8 | 6.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.4 | 4.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.4 | 1.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 17.7 | 18.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 284.0 | 298.0 | na | na | na |
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