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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 5,885 | 6,485 | 7,346 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.3 | 6.7 | 8.0 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 151,166.0 | 167,555.0 | 189,210.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 130,626.0 | 145,652.0 | 148,784.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | 20,540.0 | 21,903.0 | 40,426.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 857,568.0 | 880,446.0 | 1,096,761.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 47,472.0 | 52,865.0 | 42,630.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 810,096.0 | 827,581.0 | 1,054,131.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | -11,400.0 | -3,773.0 | -15,157.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 23,890 | 24,367 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 7,244 | 7,345 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 6,120 | 5,824 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 4,690 | 4,852 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 4,597 | 4,433 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 7,431 | 7,243 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 53,972 | 54,064 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | na | na | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,570 | 35,484 | 36,620 | 38,182 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 71,695 | 72,689 | 73,428 | 75,632 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2,266.0 | 2,376.8 | 2,491.8 | 2,672.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 2,362.1 | 2,504.4 | 2,624.0 | 2,807.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,606 | 32,698 | 33,936 | 35,337 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,946 | 34,453 | 35,736 | 37,118 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 70.5 | 70.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.2 | 4.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.0 | 7.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.8 | 2.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.0 | 14.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 3,306.0 | 3,525.0 | na | na | na |
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