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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,591 | 1,698 | 1,217 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.0 | 7.4 | 5.1 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 50,540.0 | 51,091.0 | 53,332.0 | 58,013.0 | 65,271.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 45,595.0 | 47,525.0 | 48,469.0 | 53,395.0 | 58,913.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 4,945.0 | 3,566.0 | 4,863.0 | 4,618.0 | 6,358.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 392,106.0 | 396,123.0 | 401,258.0 | 553,701.0 | 582,486.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 37,444.0 | 34,563.0 | 34,484.0 | 37,435.0 | 35,234.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 354,662.0 | 361,560.0 | 366,774.0 | 516,266.0 | 547,252.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | 16,847.0 | 10,908.0 | 8,674.0 | 15.0 | -4,286.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 4,207 | 4,300 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,681 | 1,703 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,320 | 1,201 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,245 | 1,254 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,195 | 1,144 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,157 | 1,109 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 10,805 | 10,711 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 65.7 | 67.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,328 | 35,451 | 36,689 | 38,607 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 16,710 | 16,912 | 17,192 | 17,905 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 517.2 | 542.6 | 572.1 | 623.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 540.9 | 574.7 | 603.8 | 658.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,954 | 32,082 | 33,276 | 34,845 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,370 | 33,979 | 35,124 | 36,795 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 69.9 | 69.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.9 | 7.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.1 | 8.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.1 | 2.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 12.6 | 12.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 763.0 | 817.0 | na | na | na |
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