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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,287 | 939 | 804 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.0 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 16,508.0 | 17,776.0 | 19,090.0 | 19,978.0 | 20,759.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 18,938.0 | 20,379.0 | 21,499.0 | 25,494.0 | 23,629.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -2,430.0 | -2,603.0 | -2,409.0 | -5,516.0 | -2,870.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 175,708.0 | 173,773.0 | 189,991.0 | 193,567.0 | 245,815.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 10,930.0 | 11,725.0 | 9,377.0 | 12,842.0 | 13,117.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 164,778.0 | 162,048.0 | 180,614.0 | 180,725.0 | 232,698.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | 3,522.0 | 4,853.0 | 3,163.0 | 5,233.0 | 5,158.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 4,818 | 4,737 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,179 | 1,189 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 952 | 874 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 404 | 409 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 766 | 759 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 771 | 749 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 8,890 | 8,716 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 62.0 | 62.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 39,109 | 42,110 | 43,115 | 45,122 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 12,810 | 12,750 | 12,804 | 13,151 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 461.2 | 477.9 | 497.7 | 528.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 488.8 | 510.6 | 532.0 | 564.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 36,006 | 37,483 | 38,872 | 40,169 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 38,157 | 40,045 | 41,548 | 42,944 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 65.6 | 65.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.8 | 7.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 11.4 | 12.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.2 | 3.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.9 | 10.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.1 | 1.0 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 732.0 | 782.0 | na | na | na |
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