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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 8,249 | 7,873 | 8,833 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.2 | 9.7 | 10.3 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 78,522.0 | 100,520.0 | 100,021.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 77,186.0 | 82,042.0 | 85,434.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | 1,336.0 | 18,478.0 | 14,587.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 798,791.0 | 820,897.0 | 937,735.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 60,755.0 | 63,722.0 | 58,251.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 738,036.0 | 757,175.0 | 879,484.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | 29,587.0 | 19,394.0 | 9,156.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 14,332 | 15,010 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 7,211 | 7,415 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 7,875 | 7,517 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 4,654 | 4,945 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 5,300 | 5,155 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 8,788 | 8,660 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 48,160 | 48,703 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 61.7 | 64.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,121 | 33,589 | 34,578 | 35,829 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 64,292 | 65,161 | 66,331 | 67,573 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,999.4 | 2,099.9 | 2,204.9 | 2,342.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 2,071.2 | 2,194.2 | 2,304.2 | 2,432.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,098 | 32,226 | 33,241 | 34,659 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,216 | 33,674 | 34,738 | 35,998 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 75.8 | 76.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.6 | 3.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.5 | 3.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.9 | 15.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,693.0 | 2,841.0 | na | na | na |
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