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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 3,250 | 2,928 | 3,249 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 67,196.0 | 74,480.0 | 82,305.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 64,031.0 | 68,129.0 | 71,928.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | 3,165.0 | 6,351.0 | 10,377.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 695,901.0 | 723,569.0 | 820,621.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 18,677.0 | 17,733.0 | 23,645.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 677,224.0 | 705,836.0 | 796,976.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | -5,416.0 | -21,538.0 | -28,957.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 12,837 | 12,768 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,944 | 2,994 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,676 | 2,545 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,322 | 1,317 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,128 | 2,054 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,834 | 2,784 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 24,741 | 24,462 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 55.4 | 55.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 39,178 | 42,633 | 43,313 | 44,897 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 49,851 | 49,937 | 50,376 | 50,932 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,815.9 | 1,938.8 | 2,017.9 | 2,105.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,913.1 | 2,065.1 | 2,142.6 | 2,231.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 36,427 | 38,825 | 40,057 | 41,332 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 38,376 | 41,355 | 42,532 | 43,816 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 70.9 | 71.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.7 | 5.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 12.0 | 12.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.7 | 2.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 8.1 | 7.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,657.0 | 2,904.0 | na | na | na |
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