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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 1,768 | 1,255 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 5.7 | 3.9 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 49,822.0 | 51,296.0 | 57,112.0 | 58,392.0 | 65,731.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 45,438.0 | 48,773.0 | 51,971.0 | 55,181.0 | 52,162.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 4,384.0 | 2,523.0 | 5,141.0 | 3,211.0 | 13,569.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 403,357.0 | 404,121.0 | 411,609.0 | 417,700.0 | 431,320.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 16,480.0 | 13,407.0 | 15,963.0 | 14,420.0 | 13,691.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 386,877.0 | 390,714.0 | 395,646.0 | 403,280.0 | 417,629.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -49,613.0 | -48,637.0 | -49,099.0 | -46,305.0 | -54,065.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 4,481 | 4,567 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,794 | 1,846 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,370 | 1,316 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,417 | 1,508 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,539 | 1,377 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,406 | 1,340 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 12,007 | 11,955 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 61.1 | 64.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,507 | 35,652 | 36,326 | 37,696 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 21,470 | 21,467 | 21,584 | 21,993 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 655.5 | 681.9 | 701.3 | 740.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 681.6 | 720.0 | 736.8 | 777.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,531 | 31,767 | 32,490 | 33,680 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,744 | 33,538 | 34,135 | 35,330 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 70.8 | 69.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.8 | 9.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.8 | 7.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.1 | 2.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 11.1 | 11.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 955.0 | 1,036.0 | na | na | na |
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