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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 34,554 | 29,560 | 27,583 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.0 | 5.7 | 5.2 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 1,406,080.0 | 1,306,850.0 | 1,245,494.0 | 1,291,876.0 | 1,379,720.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 1,076,042.0 | 1,110,031.0 | 1,145,552.0 | 1,205,794.0 | 1,233,478.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -330,038.0 | -196,819.0 | -99,942.0 | -86,082.0 | -146,242.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 8,435,618.0 | 8,986,880.0 | 9,304,184.0 | 8,835,285.0 | 9,346,217.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 1,382,987.0 | 1,376,192.0 | 1,307,820.0 | 1,282,724.0 | 1,261,155.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 8,544,317.0 | 9,284,713.0 | 10,103,905.0 | 10,231,547.0 | 10,800,799.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | 789,031.0 | 842,686.0 | 903,563.0 | 829,759.0 | 812,310.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 70,876 | 71,443 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 25,093 | 25,552 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 24,862 | 22,914 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 15,877 | 16,172 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 22,313 | 21,568 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 22,958 | 22,829 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 181,979 | 180,478 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 53.4 | 54.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 37,345 | 39,374 | 40,424 | 42,239 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 378,941 | 382,697 | 384,553 | 396,058 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 12,948.9 | 13,551.2 | 14,066.7 | 15,023.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 13,451.1 | 14,266.0 | 14,850.4 | 15,877.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34,171 | 35,410 | 36,579 | 37,932 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 35,497 | 37,278 | 38,617 | 40,090 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 74.6 | 74.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.4 | 5.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.5 | 8.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.1 | 2.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 8.6 | 8.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.7 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 17,929.0 | 19,198.0 | na | na | na |
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