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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 3,258 | 3,346 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 6.5 | 6.7 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 46,444.0 | 47,863.0 | 48,249.0 | 54,593.0 | 59,195.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 47,331.0 | 46,762.0 | 47,159.0 | 51,303.0 | 55,765.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -887.0 | 1,101.0 | 1,090.0 | 3,290.0 | 3,430.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 455,683.0 | 455,882.0 | 443,515.0 | 498,760.0 | 566,850.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 41,325.0 | 36,928.0 | 35,984.0 | 40,459.0 | 41,952.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 414,358.0 | 418,954.0 | 407,531.0 | 458,301.0 | 524,898.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | 34,623.0 | 30,431.0 | 27,646.0 | 23,317.0 | 23,568.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 15,467 | 15,455 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 5,235 | 5,335 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 4,060 | 3,673 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,249 | 2,267 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,466 | 2,354 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,864 | 3,743 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 33,341 | 32,827 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 65.7 | 66.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,390 | 34,775 | 35,920 | 37,248 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 37,547 | 37,096 | 37,078 | 37,592 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,162.6 | 1,194.6 | 1,235.5 | 1,302.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,219.2 | 1,262.6 | 1,310.1 | 1,374.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,963 | 32,203 | 33,323 | 34,656 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,471 | 34,036 | 35,333 | 36,571 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 67.2 | 66.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.3 | 5.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.0 | 8.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.1 | 3.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 16.5 | 16.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 1.0 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,778.0 | 1,886.0 | na | na | na |
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