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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,376 | 1,189 | 1,034 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.1 | 6.5 | 5.7 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 36,716.0 | 34,172.0 | 39,151.0 | 38,373.0 | 49,442.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 31,470.0 | 32,069.0 | 34,393.0 | 38,856.0 | 39,301.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 5,246.0 | 2,103.0 | 4,758.0 | -483.0 | 10,141.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 433,977.0 | 435,634.0 | 440,272.0 | 453,022.0 | 469,285.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 15,906.0 | 15,584.0 | 15,636.0 | 21,572.0 | 27,871.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 418,071.0 | 420,050.0 | 424,636.0 | 431,450.0 | 441,414.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -27,126.0 | -27,032.0 | -31,447.0 | -45,805.0 | -47,444.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 4,595 | 4,662 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,607 | 1,584 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,484 | 1,442 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,130 | 1,092 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,010 | 997 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,505 | 1,474 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 11,331 | 11,251 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 64.9 | 65.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,666 | 31,956 | 32,984 | 34,425 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 11,264 | 11,373 | 11,355 | 11,800 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 312.0 | 328.7 | 339.5 | 366.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 322.8 | 348.7 | 360.4 | 388.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,697 | 28,902 | 29,895 | 31,019 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,658 | 30,656 | 31,736 | 32,912 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 58.2 | 57.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 10.1 | 9.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 8.6 | 9.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.4 | 4.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 18.1 | 18.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 558.0 | 604.0 | na | na | na |
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