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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 2,235 | 1,970 | 1,689 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 11.2 | 10.0 | 8.4 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 37,620.0 | 40,252.0 | 43,217.0 | 44,726.0 | 47,758.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 42,687.0 | 43,082.0 | 45,933.0 | 49,101.0 | 47,474.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -5,067.0 | -2,830.0 | -2,716.0 | -4,375.0 | 284.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 272,377.0 | 314,305.0 | 355,931.0 | 391,892.0 | 395,797.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 32,814.0 | 32,854.0 | 33,423.0 | 34,035.0 | 34,920.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 239,563.0 | 281,451.0 | 322,508.0 | 357,857.0 | 360,877.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | 24,592.0 | 24,001.0 | 20,576.0 | 20,299.0 | 18,293.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 5,555 | 5,683 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,795 | 2,874 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,192 | 2,051 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,556 | 1,620 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,303 | 1,323 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,085 | 2,099 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 15,486 | 15,649 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 69.3 | 74.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,531 | 30,635 | 30,942 | 32,037 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 14,565 | 14,695 | 15,080 | 15,442 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 405.7 | 419.1 | 442.8 | 470.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 421.1 | 438.7 | 463.7 | 491.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,853 | 28,517 | 29,360 | 30,460 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,910 | 29,851 | 30,751 | 31,839 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 66.6 | 65.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.7 | 4.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.9 | 4.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.5 | 3.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 20.9 | 21.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 622.0 | 651.0 | na | na | na |
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