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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,104 | 1,245 | 1,228 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 24,455.0 | 24,955.0 | 24,085.0 | 27,238.0 | 31,998.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 20,689.0 | 24,400.0 | 22,491.0 | 24,626.0 | 27,259.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 3,766.0 | 555.0 | 1,594.0 | 2,612.0 | 4,739.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 211,922.0 | 214,772.0 | 228,432.0 | 230,012.0 | 232,719.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 8,893.0 | 9,068.0 | 13,596.0 | 19,568.0 | 19,825.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 203,029.0 | 205,704.0 | 214,836.0 | 210,444.0 | 212,894.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -3,767.0 | -2,204.0 | -8,341.0 | 238.0 | 2,404.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 3,091 | 3,216 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,202 | 1,268 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,062 | 978 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 883 | 840 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 733 | 698 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,233 | 1,197 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 8,204 | 8,197 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 53.7 | 54.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,547 | 30,561 | 31,463 | 32,932 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 9,844 | 9,701 | 9,479 | 9,737 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 263.2 | 266.3 | 269.5 | 288.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 273.8 | 280.0 | 283.5 | 302.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,740 | 27,447 | 28,427 | 29,666 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,814 | 28,858 | 29,908 | 31,033 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 61.4 | 60.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 10.6 | 9.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 9.7 | 10.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.9 | 2.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 15.4 | 16.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.0 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 446.0 | 460.0 | na | na | na |
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