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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 4,781 | 5,222 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 8.4 | 9.1 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 50,715.0 | 51,318.0 | 54,587.0 | 67,317.0 | 64,739.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 46,398.0 | 48,266.0 | 51,895.0 | 54,314.0 | 58,372.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 4,317.0 | 3,052.0 | 2,692.0 | 13,003.0 | 6,367.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 442,528.0 | 439,742.0 | 464,999.0 | 480,888.0 | 507,659.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 29,544.0 | 30,957.0 | 32,919.0 | 33,998.0 | 37,833.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 412,984.0 | 408,785.0 | 432,080.0 | 446,890.0 | 469,826.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | 21,771.0 | 22,084.0 | 23,377.0 | 22,539.0 | 25,930.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 9,935 | 10,413 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 5,635 | 5,718 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 4,520 | 4,097 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 3,930 | 4,044 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 3,296 | 3,098 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 5,231 | 5,090 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 32,547 | 32,459 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 65.0 | 66.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,307 | 30,697 | 31,701 | 32,997 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 42,986 | 43,130 | 43,814 | 45,258 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,229.8 | 1,273.8 | 1,338.3 | 1,444.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,272.5 | 1,324.9 | 1,392.4 | 1,496.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,610 | 29,534 | 30,544 | 31,915 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,602 | 30,719 | 31,779 | 33,056 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 73.4 | 73.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.5 | 5.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.1 | 2.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.7 | 1.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 16.5 | 17.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,703.0 | 1,782.0 | na | na | na |
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