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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,016 | 963 | 870 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 35,958.0 | 41,162.0 | 43,098.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 27,070.0 | 36,170.0 | 34,256.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | 8,888.0 | 4,992.0 | 8,842.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 223,746.0 | 235,444.0 | 298,549.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 21,705.0 | 26,950.0 | 35,697.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 202,041.0 | 208,494.0 | 262,852.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | 10,137.0 | 15,512.0 | 11,567.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 3,235 | 3,407 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,036 | 1,077 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 883 | 819 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,119 | 1,156 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 751 | 738 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,312 | 1,324 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 8,336 | 8,521 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 52.2 | 54.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,255 | 34,597 | 35,964 | 37,291 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 17,427 | 17,918 | 18,592 | 19,768 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 538.4 | 574.0 | 616.3 | 684.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 560.2 | 603.9 | 647.2 | 718.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,897 | 32,036 | 33,149 | 34,636 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,146 | 33,704 | 34,810 | 36,322 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 73.1 | 73.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.0 | 7.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.6 | 7.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 9.3 | 9.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 762.0 | 824.0 | na | na | na |
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