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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 417 | 337 | 432 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.3 | 5.5 | 7.0 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 16,156.0 | 16,684.0 | 17,387.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 15,861.0 | 17,387.0 | 17,802.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | 295.0 | -703.0 | -415.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 124,091.0 | 123,849.0 | 125,047.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 6,164.0 | 6,673.0 | 6,429.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 117,927.0 | 117,176.0 | 118,618.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | 75.0 | 119.0 | -55.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 1,793 | 1,832 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 689 | 690 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 364 | 362 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 281 | 289 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 298 | 246 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 540 | 503 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,965 | 3,922 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 67.6 | 64.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,863 | 31,707 | 33,371 | 33,159 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,427 | 4,344 | 4,397 | 4,487 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 120.0 | 123.6 | 127.0 | 133.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 125.0 | 130.4 | 134.4 | 140.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,102 | 28,460 | 28,874 | 29,793 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,226 | 30,022 | 30,556 | 31,246 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 62.5 | 58.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 10.2 | 15.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.0 | 7.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.1 | 2.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 17.0 | 16.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 199.0 | 223.0 | na | na | na |
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