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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 5,271 | 5,788 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 6.8 | 7.3 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 60,105.0 | 64,193.0 | 70,842.0 | 78,144.0 | 83,197.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 66,115.0 | 67,276.0 | 70,058.0 | 72,906.0 | 78,023.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -6,010.0 | -3,083.0 | 784.0 | 5,238.0 | 5,174.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 479,646.0 | 714,315.0 | 712,650.0 | 714,443.0 | 720,090.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 42,188.0 | 39,364.0 | 36,354.0 | 33,144.0 | 30,371.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 437,458.0 | 674,951.0 | 676,296.0 | 681,299.0 | 689,719.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | 27,722.0 | 26,146.0 | 22,202.0 | 18,526.0 | 14,642.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 13,066 | 13,566 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 6,095 | 6,267 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 4,869 | 4,403 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 4,403 | 4,449 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 3,464 | 3,450 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 6,031 | 5,856 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 37,928 | 37,990 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 61.8 | 61.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,282 | 32,602 | 33,265 | 34,402 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 59,024 | 59,143 | 59,631 | 60,756 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,737.1 | 1,794.7 | 1,861.4 | 1,967.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,801.6 | 1,878.4 | 1,951.1 | 2,052.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,431 | 30,345 | 31,216 | 32,378 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,523 | 31,761 | 32,720 | 33,783 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 73.5 | 72.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.5 | 6.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.8 | 4.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.1 | 2.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.2 | 13.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.7 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,416.0 | 2,548.0 | na | na | na |
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