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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,057 | 816 | 827 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 17,313.0 | 17,195.0 | 17,706.0 | 19,504.0 | 21,232.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 20,484.0 | 17,024.0 | 17,531.0 | 22,653.0 | 20,533.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -3,171.0 | 171.0 | 175.0 | -3,149.0 | 699.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 98,122.0 | 98,354.0 | 101,305.0 | 99,943.0 | 97,886.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 4,957.0 | 5,260.0 | 5,417.0 | 5,676.0 | 4,404.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 93,165.0 | 93,094.0 | 95,888.0 | 94,267.0 | 93,482.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -2,860.0 | -2,853.0 | -2,939.0 | -5,294.0 | -7,399.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 1,627 | 1,632 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 585 | 615 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 895 | 806 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 694 | 698 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 448 | 417 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 729 | 722 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 4,978 | 4,890 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 57.3 | 62.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,605 | 33,915 | 34,859 | 36,641 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 6,928 | 7,139 | 7,375 | 7,347 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 205.5 | 218.8 | 231.4 | 241.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 213.6 | 229.7 | 244.0 | 253.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,656 | 30,645 | 31,370 | 32,860 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,834 | 32,180 | 33,087 | 34,502 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 66.9 | 66.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 12.5 | 11.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.8 | 6.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.1 | 13.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 317.0 | 343.0 | na | na | na |
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