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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 257 | 238 | 216 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 25.8 | 24.8 | 21.5 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 5,748.0 | 5,921.0 | 6,097.0 | 3,911.0 | 4,036.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 2,905.0 | 2,932.0 | 3,039.0 | 3,707.0 | 3,824.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -2,858.0 | -3,004.0 | -3,073.0 | -204.0 | -212.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 0.0 | 26,508.0 | 28,374.0 | 29,489.0 | 27,724.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 138.0 | 2,080.0 | 2,199.0 | 1,355.0 | 1,355.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | -138.0 | 24,562.0 | 26,311.0 | 28,288.0 | 26,523.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | 0.0 | 599.0 | 627.0 | -224.0 | -241.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 515 | 517 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 304 | 313 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 249 | 235 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 126 | 163 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 81 | 76 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 261 | 234 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,536 | 1,538 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 63.7 | 68.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,556 | 31,478 | 32,065 | 32,877 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 718 | 707 | 765 | 761 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 19.4 | 20.5 | 22.8 | 24.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 20.1 | 21.5 | 23.8 | 25.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,070 | 29,046 | 29,746 | 31,566 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,032 | 30,480 | 31,050 | 32,914 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 51.9 | 52.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.1 | 5.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.2 | 2.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.3 | 1.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 39.3 | 37.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 38.0 | 41.0 | na | na | na |
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