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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 4,451 | 5,223 | 4,989 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 111,170.0 | 104,354.0 | 117,318.0 | 122,766.0 | 120,204.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 91,946.0 | 96,568.0 | 103,097.0 | 110,375.0 | 113,944.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 19,224.0 | 7,786.0 | 14,221.0 | 12,391.0 | 6,260.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 829,624.0 | 839,910.0 | 853,412.0 | 861,173.0 | 876,312.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 89,845.0 | 91,274.0 | 90,801.0 | 86,609.0 | 89,440.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 739,779.0 | 748,636.0 | 762,611.0 | 774,564.0 | 786,872.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | 11,445.0 | 6,518.0 | 113.0 | 6,239.0 | 1,279.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 9,917 | 10,178 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 5,425 | 5,512 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 3,539 | 3,351 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 4,869 | 4,949 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,982 | 2,755 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 4,206 | 4,057 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 30,938 | 30,802 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 48.8 | 50.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 35,406 | 36,537 | 37,510 | 38,705 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 76,357 | 76,727 | 76,237 | 76,636 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2,552.8 | 2,641.8 | 2,706.0 | 2,824.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 2,615.1 | 2,733.3 | 2,797.2 | 2,901.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33,433 | 34,431 | 35,494 | 36,857 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 34,249 | 35,624 | 36,691 | 37,860 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 81.6 | 82.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.3 | 5.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.0 | 2.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.0 | 1.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 8.8 | 9.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 3,197.0 | 3,330.0 | na | na | na |
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