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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 159 | 144 | 128 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.7 | 7.4 | 6.4 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 3,841.0 | 4,367.0 | 5,302.0 | 5,250.0 | 5,359.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 3,673.0 | 4,185.0 | 4,296.0 | 5,082.0 | 6,230.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 168.0 | 182.0 | 1,006.0 | 168.0 | -871.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 23,623.0 | 23,753.0 | 25,852.0 | 26,229.0 | 25,351.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 1,497.0 | 1,448.0 | 2,535.0 | 2,696.0 | 2,626.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 22,126.0 | 22,305.0 | 23,317.0 | 23,533.0 | 22,725.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | 378.0 | 119.0 | 390.0 | 1,165.0 | 1,470.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 234 | 247 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 132 | 123 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 284 | 265 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 132 | 111 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 63 | 40 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 96 | 96 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 941 | 882 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 73.2 | 70.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,189 | 28,531 | 30,262 | 32,692 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1,199 | 1,184 | 1,196 | 1,185 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 31.5 | 31.7 | 33.9 | 35.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 32.2 | 32.9 | 35.9 | 38.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,308 | 26,795 | 28,305 | 30,064 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 26,835 | 27,799 | 30,058 | 32,060 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 74.8 | 74.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 2.8 | 1.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.9 | 4.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.0 | 1.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 17.4 | 18.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 44.0 | 45.0 | na | na | na |
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