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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,845 | 1,957 | 1,992 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.6 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 29,250.0 | 35,350.0 | 32,257.0 | 44,772.0 | 45,985.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 31,133.0 | 31,609.0 | 34,560.0 | 39,244.0 | 40,347.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -1,883.0 | 3,741.0 | -2,303.0 | 5,528.0 | 5,638.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 148,012.0 | 158,806.0 | 166,009.0 | 191,563.0 | 205,582.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 24,013.0 | 29,766.0 | 30,037.0 | 35,297.0 | 29,527.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 123,999.0 | 129,040.0 | 135,972.0 | 156,266.0 | 176,055.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | 6,514.0 | 6,216.0 | 8,991.0 | 1,171.0 | 2,927.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 6,847 | 7,287 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,214 | 2,235 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,790 | 1,528 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,539 | 1,560 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 918 | 883 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,177 | 2,208 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 15,485 | 15,701 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 57.0 | 61.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,946 | 35,093 | 36,537 | 38,458 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 13,744 | 14,316 | 15,104 | 15,896 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 432.3 | 468.1 | 510.3 | 560.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 449.4 | 493.0 | 538.5 | 592.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,452 | 32,699 | 33,785 | 35,273 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,697 | 34,439 | 35,655 | 37,259 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 62.6 | 63.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.3 | 7.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.3 | 6.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.4 | 3.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 17.3 | 17.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.1 | 1.0 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 715.0 | 767.0 | na | na | na |
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