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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 670 | 601 | 503 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.8 | 6.2 | 5.0 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 20,655.0 | 21,219.0 | 21,895.0 | 22,657.0 | 24,529.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 20,359.0 | 20,753.0 | 20,926.0 | 23,330.0 | 25,254.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -296.0 | -466.0 | -969.0 | 673.0 | 725.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 123,290.0 | 125,176.0 | 154,983.0 | 160,080.0 | 163,231.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 26,162.0 | 26,924.0 | 25,863.0 | 21,683.0 | 20,425.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 119,237.0 | 119,091.0 | 149,678.0 | 161,683.0 | 142,959.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | 13,501.0 | 14,802.0 | 14,019.0 | 13,703.0 | 12,171.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 1,765 | 1,813 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 704 | 721 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 882 | 904 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 571 | 599 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 353 | 357 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 707 | 705 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 4,982 | 5,099 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 59.9 | 61.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,519 | 30,717 | 32,030 | 33,204 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 6,658 | 6,428 | 6,253 | 6,385 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 177.3 | 176.5 | 179.5 | 189.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 183.0 | 184.8 | 188.0 | 200.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,626 | 27,452 | 28,699 | 29,727 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,488 | 28,748 | 30,061 | 31,417 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 65.7 | 63.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.9 | 10.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.0 | 6.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.4 | 1.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 16.6 | 17.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 279.0 | 288.0 | na | na | na |
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