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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 2,440 | 2,908 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 5.3 | 6.0 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 76,569.0 | 108,434.0 | 118,440.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 70,804.0 | 72,475.0 | 74,546.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | 5,765.0 | 35,959.0 | 43,894.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 500,611.0 | 611,150.0 | 698,607.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 32,074.0 | 31,067.0 | 29,302.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 468,537.0 | 580,083.0 | 669,305.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | -22,189.0 | -19,026.0 | -23,606.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 4,877 | 5,240 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,263 | 2,430 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,043 | 2,051 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,276 | 2,450 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,688 | 1,778 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,759 | 2,754 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 15,906 | 16,703 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 54.3 | 56.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,400 | 36,098 | 37,102 | 38,614 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 36,560 | 38,035 | 40,153 | 43,278 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,206.8 | 1,302.0 | 1,419.5 | 1,596.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,249.5 | 1,359.0 | 1,483.4 | 1,658.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33,008 | 34,232 | 35,352 | 36,888 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 34,176 | 35,731 | 36,943 | 38,324 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 82.7 | 82.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.1 | 3.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.0 | 3.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.5 | 1.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 8.5 | 8.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,490.0 | 1,625.0 | na | na | na |
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