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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 3,224 | 3,171 | 2,770 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 60,140.0 | 66,120.0 | 64,725.0 | 69,648.0 | 71,541.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 61,100.0 | 64,345.0 | 59,520.0 | 66,657.0 | 67,739.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -960.0 | 1,775.0 | 5,205.0 | 2,991.0 | 3,802.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 519,755.0 | 521,120.0 | 519,828.0 | 529,528.0 | 533,960.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 10,746.0 | 11,199.0 | 9,924.0 | 10,522.0 | 10,705.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 509,009.0 | 509,921.0 | 509,904.0 | 519,006.0 | 523,255.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -25,663.0 | -25,203.0 | -26,759.0 | -32,284.0 | -35,325.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 8,543 | 8,938 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,192 | 2,213 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,775 | 2,380 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,655 | 2,743 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 3,039 | 2,895 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,525 | 3,494 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 22,729 | 22,664 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 43.6 | 50.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 35,194 | 36,771 | 37,625 | 39,031 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 70,151 | 70,574 | 68,969 | 69,990 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2,283.1 | 2,386.9 | 2,399.7 | 2,530.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 2,378.0 | 2,508.1 | 2,516.8 | 2,646.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32,545 | 33,821 | 34,793 | 36,148 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,898 | 35,538 | 36,491 | 37,814 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 77.0 | 77.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.8 | 7.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.7 | 6.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.7 | 1.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 5.7 | 6.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 3,053.0 | 3,189.0 | na | na | na |
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