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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 779 | 588 | 556 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 22,971.0 | 22,938.0 | 24,564.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 18,681.0 | 22,528.0 | 25,270.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | 4,290.0 | 410.0 | -706.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 121,946.0 | 131,415.0 | 138,459.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 8,424.0 | 7,859.0 | 9,816.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 113,522.0 | 123,556.0 | 128,643.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | -111.0 | -594.0 | -361.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 2,069 | 2,177 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 887 | 907 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 733 | 769 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 695 | 733 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 544 | 532 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 854 | 868 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 5,782 | 5,984 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 62.8 | 57.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,211 | 34,010 | 35,089 | 36,379 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 10,254 | 10,497 | 10,765 | 11,379 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 315.6 | 333.2 | 354.1 | 388.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 327.3 | 349.7 | 370.8 | 404.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,775 | 31,747 | 32,897 | 34,120 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,921 | 33,317 | 34,443 | 35,534 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 75.0 | 75.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.4 | 4.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.3 | 5.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.5 | 2.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 11.4 | 11.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 434.0 | 468.0 | na | na | na |
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