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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 3,124 | 2,484 | 2,486 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.7 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 41,783.0 | 45,874.0 | 50,768.0 | 52,552.0 | 51,062.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 41,069.0 | 39,347.0 | 41,079.0 | 43,698.0 | 46,770.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 714.0 | 6,527.0 | 9,689.0 | 8,854.0 | 4,292.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 897,827.0 | 903,356.0 | 916,254.0 | 923,600.0 | 929,890.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 21,804.0 | 20,742.0 | 23,780.0 | 21,577.0 | 22,923.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 876,023.0 | 882,614.0 | 892,474.0 | 902,023.0 | 906,967.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -18,184.0 | -23,052.0 | -28,494.0 | -37,460.0 | -38,378.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 10,233 | 10,168 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,309 | 2,301 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,969 | 1,947 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,533 | 1,461 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,374 | 1,353 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,031 | 3,097 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 20,449 | 20,327 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 49.2 | 54.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 35,725 | 37,930 | 38,228 | 39,653 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 37,750 | 37,409 | 36,127 | 36,676 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,297.0 | 1,332.5 | 1,314.7 | 1,385.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,339.1 | 1,387.4 | 1,368.7 | 1,433.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34,358 | 35,618 | 36,392 | 37,785 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 35,472 | 37,087 | 37,886 | 39,077 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 75.7 | 75.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.7 | 4.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.6 | 6.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.9 | 1.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.6 | 10.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,760.0 | 1,840.0 | na | na | na |
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