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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 427 | 418 | 367 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.7 | 9.8 | 8.4 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 7,946.0 | 9,225.0 | 11,213.0 | 10,711.0 | 12,719.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 7,953.0 | 8,793.0 | 9,848.0 | 11,955.0 | 12,193.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -7.0 | 432.0 | 1,365.0 | -1,244.0 | 526.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 51,892.0 | 52,653.0 | 61,467.0 | 84,165.0 | 84,747.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 4,875.0 | 5,074.0 | 5,137.0 | 5,197.0 | 5,200.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 47,017.0 | 47,579.0 | 56,330.0 | 78,968.0 | 79,547.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | 2,762.0 | 1,600.0 | 1,817.0 | 2,169.0 | 2,081.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 1,879 | 1,937 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 724 | 746 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 419 | 374 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 256 | 259 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 181 | 190 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 716 | 717 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 4,175 | 4,222 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | na | 72.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,840 | 32,241 | 35,832 | 36,134 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 2,577 | 2,631 | 2,745 | 2,786 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 66.9 | 71.2 | 77.3 | 80.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 70.4 | 76.9 | 83.1 | 86.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 25,975 | 27,065 | 28,144 | 28,872 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,320 | 29,241 | 30,268 | 31,190 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 51.7 | 45.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.8 | 18.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.9 | 8.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.0 | 3.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 26.9 | 23.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 135.0 | 165.0 | na | na | na |
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