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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 530 | 541 | 513 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.1 | 8.0 | 7.4 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 8,041.0 | 9,381.0 | 8,804.0 | 8,161.0 | 8,603.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 7,879.0 | 7,646.0 | 7,518.0 | 6,709.0 | 7,081.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 162.0 | 1,735.0 | 1,286.0 | 1,452.0 | 1,522.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 47,703.0 | 48,784.0 | 66,945.0 | 68,836.0 | 70,598.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 4,177.0 | 3,436.0 | 1,304.0 | 1,605.0 | 1,580.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 43,526.0 | 45,348.0 | 65,641.0 | 67,231.0 | 69,018.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | 2,280.0 | 1,971.0 | -997.0 | -1,644.0 | -1,901.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 1,388 | 1,412 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 458 | 486 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 501 | 507 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 450 | 466 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 266 | 209 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 460 | 394 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,523 | 3,474 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 66.3 | 62.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,323 | 37,914 | 37,071 | 39,938 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,748 | 4,723 | 4,704 | 4,944 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 135.4 | 140.7 | 146.9 | 157.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 142.5 | 166.7 | 154.9 | 170.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,521 | 29,794 | 31,219 | 31,912 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,017 | 35,289 | 32,929 | 34,453 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 62.4 | 61.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 13.0 | 12.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 8.0 | 9.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.7 | 1.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.5 | 14.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 226.0 | 240.0 | na | na | na |
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