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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 838 | 936 | 876 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.7 | 11.0 | 10.3 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 18,453.0 | 19,095.0 | 20,228.0 | 21,753.0 | 21,305.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 23,101.0 | 22,719.0 | 23,160.0 | 24,132.0 | 23,834.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -4,648.0 | -3,624.0 | -2,932.0 | -2,379.0 | -2,529.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 161,669.0 | 158,112.0 | 155,551.0 | 152,402.0 | 149,760.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 5,088.0 | 5,150.0 | 5,574.0 | 4,971.0 | 4,929.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 156,581.0 | 152,962.0 | 149,977.0 | 147,431.0 | 144,831.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -6,603.0 | -8,031.0 | -8,679.0 | -10,713.0 | -10,664.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 3,036 | 3,059 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,625 | 1,713 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 996 | 917 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 687 | 723 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 493 | 504 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,032 | 1,091 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 7,869 | 8,006 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 69.9 | 71.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,284 | 36,039 | 36,938 | 36,176 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 6,513 | 6,270 | 6,159 | 6,044 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 208.3 | 207.2 | 202.0 | 201.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 215.5 | 216.4 | 221.4 | 210.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,986 | 33,051 | 32,797 | 33,349 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,081 | 34,514 | 35,951 | 34,889 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 68.6 | 65.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 3.7 | 6.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.5 | 4.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 22.8 | 22.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 311.0 | 328.0 | na | na | na |
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