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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 217 | 224 | 199 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.6 | 8.6 | 7.6 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 7,753.0 | 8,552.0 | 9,470.0 | 9,481.0 | 10,260.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 7,965.0 | 8,842.0 | 9,776.0 | 9,999.0 | 9,565.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -212.0 | -290.0 | -306.0 | -518.0 | 695.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 47,345.0 | 47,718.0 | 47,168.0 | 46,659.0 | 47,456.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 6,203.0 | 6,859.0 | 6,639.0 | 6,704.0 | 6,769.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 41,142.0 | 40,859.0 | 40,529.0 | 39,955.0 | 40,687.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | 1,128.0 | 1,121.0 | 564.0 | 185.0 | -830.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 760 | 764 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 330 | 357 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 241 | 234 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 186 | 183 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 160 | 153 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 258 | 273 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,935 | 1,963 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 65.2 | 72.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 27,881 | 30,450 | 31,798 | 32,104 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1,632 | 1,644 | 1,673 | 1,642 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 44.1 | 46.4 | 48.8 | 49.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 45.2 | 48.4 | 50.9 | 51.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,050 | 28,230 | 29,165 | 29,982 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,679 | 29,415 | 30,407 | 31,035 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 57.8 | 56.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 12.1 | 13.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.2 | 7.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.0 | 2.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 21.5 | 20.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 79.0 | 86.0 | na | na | na |
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