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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 2,565 | 2,591 | 2,246 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 12.0 | 13.4 | 11.4 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 35,939.0 | 36,541.0 | 39,165.0 | 46,388.0 | 46,373.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 34,466.0 | 35,378.0 | 35,082.0 | 37,062.0 | 38,449.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -1,473.0 | -1,163.0 | -4,083.0 | -9,326.0 | -7,924.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 243,479.0 | 257,130.0 | 263,845.0 | 272,004.0 | 385,376.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 31,360.0 | 31,214.0 | 29,087.0 | 28,212.0 | 24,589.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 231,029.0 | 244,195.0 | 254,002.0 | 265,572.0 | 361,439.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -1,313.0 | 2,641.0 | -2,253.0 | -6,449.0 | -13,310.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 5,378 | 5,689 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,233 | 2,342 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,124 | 2,018 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,406 | 1,467 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,202 | 1,157 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,720 | 2,652 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 15,063 | 15,325 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 65.2 | 65.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,515 | 29,906 | 31,046 | 32,536 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 14,131 | 13,891 | 13,627 | 14,052 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 378.2 | 382.6 | 391.5 | 413.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 392.3 | 403.7 | 412.3 | 439.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,760 | 27,544 | 28,728 | 29,416 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,759 | 29,065 | 30,253 | 31,300 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 62.6 | 62.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.0 | 6.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.3 | 5.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.2 | 2.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 21.3 | 22.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 622.0 | 638.0 | na | na | na |
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