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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 377 | 229 | 284 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.5 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 5,216.0 | 5,366.0 | 5,515.0 | 7,018.0 | 6,248.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 4,182.0 | 4,805.0 | 4,728.0 | 6,107.0 | 5,305.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 1,034.0 | 561.0 | 787.0 | 911.0 | 943.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 29,155.0 | 29,626.0 | 32,131.0 | 93,066.0 | 94,487.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 888.0 | 767.0 | 897.0 | 1,499.0 | 1,616.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 28,267.0 | 28,859.0 | 31,234.0 | 91,567.0 | 92,871.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -876.0 | -850.0 | -766.0 | -1,196.0 | -1,411.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 1,066 | 1,073 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 391 | 416 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 412 | 337 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 260 | 264 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 223 | 171 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 446 | 396 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 2,798 | 2,657 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 56.2 | 59.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,381 | 30,429 | 31,501 | 33,403 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 3,612 | 3,592 | 3,668 | 3,654 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 90.5 | 93.4 | 99.8 | 103.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 93.3 | 99.0 | 105.0 | 108.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 25,052 | 26,006 | 27,214 | 28,187 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 25,830 | 27,560 | 28,630 | 29,800 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 62.5 | 62.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 14.0 | 12.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.7 | 6.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.4 | 1.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 16.0 | 16.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 149.0 | 156.0 | na | na | na |
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