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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,813 | 4,307 | 4,615 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 18.6 | 14.6 | 15.7 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 29,183.0 | 30,497.0 | 35,487.0 | 37,365.0 | 39,985.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 34,742.0 | 34,529.0 | 36,634.0 | 38,873.0 | 40,081.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -5,559.0 | -4,032.0 | -1,147.0 | -1,508.0 | -96.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 275,720.0 | 262,779.0 | 261,939.0 | 266,197.0 | 274,099.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 27,257.0 | 30,237.0 | 30,214.0 | 36,470.0 | 42,968.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 248,463.0 | 232,542.0 | 231,725.0 | 229,727.0 | 231,131.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | 17,937.0 | 17,896.0 | 16,809.0 | 21,637.0 | 30,248.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 7,187 | 7,411 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 4,242 | 4,412 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 3,583 | 3,266 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 3,238 | 3,314 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,226 | 2,131 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,431 | 3,228 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 23,907 | 23,762 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 70.2 | 72.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,147 | 30,698 | 31,477 | 32,810 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 21,175 | 21,153 | 21,658 | 22,637 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 601.3 | 617.9 | 655.5 | 712.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 622.1 | 645.9 | 682.6 | 740.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,395 | 29,209 | 30,266 | 31,459 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,380 | 30,537 | 31,519 | 32,707 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 66.9 | 66.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.9 | 4.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 1.8 | 2.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.0 | 2.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 23.5 | 24.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.7 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 918.0 | 960.0 | na | na | na |
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