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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,264 | 1,433 | 1,233 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 12.1 | 13.3 | 11.3 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 19,086.0 | 18,481.0 | 19,030.0 | 22,494.0 | 26,872.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 19,371.0 | 18,054.0 | 18,784.0 | 19,929.0 | 22,062.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 285.0 | -427.0 | -246.0 | -2,565.0 | -4,810.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 205,232.0 | 207,025.0 | 220,396.0 | 229,584.0 | 256,961.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 17,607.0 | 17,800.0 | 18,367.0 | 18,419.0 | 19,031.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 188,152.0 | 194,755.0 | 207,653.0 | 217,536.0 | 238,131.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | 4,027.0 | 3,547.0 | 4,003.0 | 2,046.0 | -331.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 2,969 | 3,213 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,247 | 1,344 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,195 | 1,147 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 769 | 822 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 672 | 667 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,540 | 1,522 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 8,392 | 8,714 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 65.2 | 65.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,517 | 29,792 | 30,927 | 32,402 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 7,212 | 7,156 | 7,506 | 7,885 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 191.8 | 196.0 | 214.6 | 231.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 198.9 | 206.8 | 226.0 | 246.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,593 | 27,386 | 28,590 | 29,343 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,583 | 28,895 | 30,109 | 31,203 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 62.4 | 61.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.1 | 6.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.2 | 5.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.2 | 2.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 21.4 | 23.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 317.0 | 329.0 | na | na | na |
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