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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 3,466 | 3,374 | 3,120 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.1 | 7.8 | 7.3 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 45,270.0 | 49,370.0 | 85,439.0 | 111,831.0 | 116,535.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 44,309.0 | 51,535.0 | 56,046.0 | 57,916.0 | 62,285.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 961.0 | -2,165.0 | 29,393.0 | 53,915.0 | 54,250.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 374,869.0 | 391,313.0 | 424,701.0 | 430,053.0 | 544,929.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 10,415.0 | 13,440.0 | 15,226.0 | 14,532.0 | 17,276.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 364,454.0 | 377,873.0 | 409,475.0 | 415,521.0 | 527,653.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -30,872.0 | -26,116.0 | -25,046.0 | -34,122.0 | -40,089.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 5,567 | 6,137 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,626 | 2,790 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,917 | 2,544 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,654 | 2,846 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,071 | 2,041 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,464 | 3,417 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 19,299 | 19,775 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 52.3 | 57.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,693 | 32,071 | 32,906 | 34,346 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 29,298 | 30,545 | 31,968 | 34,718 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 844.6 | 915.5 | 997.1 | 1,130.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 876.2 | 954.6 | 1,037.2 | 1,174.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,827 | 29,971 | 31,191 | 32,566 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,906 | 31,253 | 32,445 | 33,826 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 70.1 | 71.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 11.7 | 9.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.6 | 3.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 12.4 | 13.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.9 | 1.0 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,238.0 | 1,326.0 | na | na | na |
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