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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 2,452 | 2,136 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 15.2 | 13.0 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 45,895.0 | 49,763.0 | 60,897.0 | 44,253.0 | 76,519.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 48,007.0 | 49,354.0 | 55,785.0 | 39,127.0 | 59,400.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 2,112.0 | -409.0 | -5,112.0 | -5,126.0 | -17,119.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 345,369.0 | 389,918.0 | 426,327.0 | 572,088.0 | 623,210.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 48,163.0 | 55,838.0 | 65,899.0 | 21,158.0 | 60,921.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 328,214.0 | 375,383.0 | 390,956.0 | 585,545.0 | 599,211.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | 28,560.0 | 34,014.0 | 40,834.0 | 3,187.0 | 30,365.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 7,090 | 7,647 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,925 | 3,162 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,228 | 2,103 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,493 | 1,568 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,224 | 1,163 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,451 | 3,544 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 18,411 | 19,186 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 65.4 | 63.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 27,473 | 29,114 | 30,067 | 31,987 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 11,141 | 11,363 | 11,316 | 12,550 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 287.0 | 305.1 | 313.9 | 360.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 299.8 | 325.7 | 334.6 | 388.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 25,765 | 26,846 | 27,741 | 28,714 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 26,914 | 28,663 | 29,567 | 30,959 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 53.4 | 53.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.3 | 6.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.9 | 5.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.0 | 3.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 27.5 | 29.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 558.0 | 596.0 | na | na | na |
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