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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 921 | 962 | 718 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.4 | 11.8 | 8.5 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 22,041.0 | 22,739.0 | 25,874.0 | 26,484.0 | 27,491.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 23,234.0 | 24,722.0 | 23,772.0 | 27,263.0 | 26,669.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -1,193.0 | -1,983.0 | 2,102.0 | -779.0 | 822.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 238,017.0 | 233,610.0 | 243,704.0 | 254,479.0 | 257,504.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 8,495.0 | 7,010.0 | 10,325.0 | 11,401.0 | 10,143.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 229,522.0 | 226,600.0 | 233,379.0 | 243,078.0 | 247,361.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -2,629.0 | -1,946.0 | -2,088.0 | -5,287.0 | -8,140.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 2,055 | 2,154 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,157 | 1,186 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 945 | 962 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 588 | 664 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 585 | 583 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,028 | 984 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 6,358 | 6,533 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 72.8 | 71.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,680 | 33,531 | 33,965 | 34,796 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 6,242 | 6,272 | 6,482 | 6,729 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 186.9 | 193.3 | 203.6 | 218.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 195.8 | 206.2 | 215.0 | 229.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,938 | 30,827 | 31,406 | 32,467 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,361 | 32,882 | 33,173 | 34,045 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 67.4 | 67.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.4 | 5.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.1 | 5.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.4 | 2.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 19.3 | 19.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 285.0 | 297.0 | na | na | na |
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