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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 530 | 577 | 551 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.7 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 19,405.0 | 19,404.0 | 20,819.0 | 22,911.0 | 27,102.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 24,751.0 | 21,472.0 | 21,256.0 | 21,331.0 | 23,394.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -5,346.0 | -2,068.0 | -437.0 | 1,580.0 | 3,708.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 332,793.0 | 327,555.0 | 327,493.0 | 329,373.0 | 339,887.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 7,391.0 | 4,072.0 | 4,173.0 | 4,466.0 | 6,344.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 325,402.0 | 323,483.0 | 323,320.0 | 324,907.0 | 333,543.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -12,476.0 | -13,420.0 | -13,982.0 | -16,498.0 | -18,434.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 1,882 | 1,932 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 735 | 744 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 620 | 601 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 452 | 501 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 466 | 434 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 703 | 756 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 4,858 | 4,968 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 67.1 | 73.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,170 | 30,627 | 31,502 | 32,165 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 4,552 | 4,557 | 4,518 | 4,531 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 121.1 | 125.2 | 129.5 | 134.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 124.1 | 131.2 | 135.3 | 138.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,600 | 27,464 | 28,655 | 29,646 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,255 | 28,797 | 29,958 | 30,642 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 60.0 | 58.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 10.7 | 10.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.4 | 8.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.7 | 1.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 20.9 | 20.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 209.0 | 226.0 | na | na | na |
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