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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 166 | 154 | 152 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 15.4 | 14.7 | 14.1 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 8,579.0 | 8,417.0 | 8,201.0 | 8,496.0 | 8,532.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 7,635.0 | 8,607.0 | 9,163.0 | 9,763.0 | 10,194.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 944.0 | -190.0 | -962.0 | -1,267.0 | -1,662.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 21,233.0 | 21,978.0 | 21,070.0 | 19,805.0 | 18,669.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 3,650.0 | 4,593.0 | 4,624.0 | 4,726.0 | 3,967.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 17,583.0 | 17,385.0 | 16,446.0 | 15,079.0 | 14,702.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | 2,716.0 | 2,629.0 | 3,503.0 | 2,754.0 | 2,483.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 204 | 212 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 265 | 253 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 224 | 195 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 84 | 80 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 48 | 40 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 150 | 130 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 975 | 909 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 68.7 | 75.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,419 | 31,900 | 31,729 | 34,119 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 518 | 530 | 550 | 517 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 13.2 | 13.6 | 14.6 | 15.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 13.4 | 14.4 | 15.5 | 16.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 25,393 | 25,633 | 26,529 | 29,731 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 25,940 | 27,080 | 28,120 | 31,376 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 50.2 | 51.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 11.3 | 10.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.8 | 3.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 34.5 | 34.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.9 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 27.0 | 28.0 | na | na | na |
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