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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 2,200 | 2,112 | 1,668 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.3 | 9.0 | 7.2 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 41,677.0 | 43,796.0 | 44,499.0 | 43,569.0 | 45,158.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 37,632.0 | 38,344.0 | 40,792.0 | 45,086.0 | 42,907.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -4,045.0 | -5,452.0 | -3,707.0 | 1,517.0 | -2,251.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 3,940.0 | 311,344.0 | 321,365.0 | 332,226.0 | 347,599.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 4,979.0 | 23,360.0 | 27,457.0 | 28,195.0 | 26,433.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | -698.0 | 332,248.0 | 359,838.0 | 378,769.0 | 401,305.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | 0.0 | -6,728.0 | -3,847.0 | -4,019.0 | -5,650.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 7,383 | 7,463 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,849 | 2,911 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,902 | 1,682 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,613 | 1,705 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,154 | 1,145 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,174 | 2,147 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 17,075 | 17,053 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 58.8 | 59.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,035 | 33,633 | 33,574 | 34,822 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 16,892 | 16,991 | 17,280 | 17,654 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 496.5 | 513.4 | 538.6 | 570.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 514.1 | 539.3 | 566.6 | 603.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,395 | 30,216 | 31,168 | 32,297 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,436 | 31,742 | 32,792 | 34,155 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 65.2 | 63.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.2 | 5.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.2 | 7.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.9 | 3.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 19.7 | 19.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 781.0 | 843.0 | na | na | na |
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