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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,398 | 1,242 | 1,053 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 11.8 | 10.7 | 9.1 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 35,735.0 | 34,045.0 | 36,479.0 | 40,010.0 | 43,276.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 29,185.0 | 31,051.0 | 34,486.0 | 35,758.0 | 35,522.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 6,550.0 | 2,994.0 | 1,993.0 | 4,252.0 | 7,754.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 384,962.0 | 387,891.0 | 391,019.0 | 396,063.0 | 407,535.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 35,641.0 | 35,577.0 | 36,677.0 | 37,150.0 | 40,510.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 349,321.0 | 352,314.0 | 354,342.0 | 358,913.0 | 367,025.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | 11,053.0 | 8,834.0 | 7,369.0 | 6,406.0 | 4,360.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 3,313 | 3,441 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,720 | 1,786 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,705 | 1,552 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,221 | 1,236 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 792 | 752 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,678 | 1,699 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 10,429 | 10,466 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 76.9 | 76.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 27,551 | 29,554 | 30,342 | 31,828 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 6,873 | 6,884 | 7,135 | 7,328 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 183.2 | 189.3 | 201.9 | 217.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 188.7 | 200.0 | 212.6 | 227.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,654 | 27,493 | 28,303 | 29,627 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,454 | 29,054 | 29,795 | 31,072 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 56.7 | 55.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.9 | 6.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.0 | 6.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.9 | 2.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 28.0 | 28.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 335.0 | 360.0 | na | na | na |
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