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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,708 | 1,311 | 1,465 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 50,654.0 | 55,025.0 | 60,346.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 52,674.0 | 55,425.0 | 61,755.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | -2,020.0 | -400.0 | -1,409.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 913,382.0 | 1,009,443.0 | 1,149,455.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 28,670.0 | 28,505.0 | 28,650.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 884,712.0 | 980,938.0 | 1,120,805.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | 3,075.0 | 2,156.0 | 631.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 7,647 | 7,694 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,493 | 1,503 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,141 | 1,124 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 815 | 858 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,210 | 1,149 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,382 | 1,370 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 13,688 | 13,698 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 51.7 | 52.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 51,463 | 59,256 | 58,852 | 61,683 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 37,434 | 37,405 | 35,155 | 35,462 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,718.1 | 1,828.0 | 1,802.2 | 1,886.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,845.2 | 2,035.9 | 1,977.8 | 2,064.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 45,897 | 48,872 | 51,265 | 53,209 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 49,293 | 54,430 | 56,260 | 58,211 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 67.5 | 64.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.6 | 5.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 17.6 | 20.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.4 | 3.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 4.4 | 4.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.5 | 1.9 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,696.0 | 3,087.0 | na | na | na |
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