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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 3,280 | 3,057 | 3,243 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.4 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 59,877.0 | 65,377.0 | 65,540.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 56,299.0 | 64,215.0 | 67,322.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | 3,578.0 | 1,162.0 | -1,782.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 437,016.0 | 440,883.0 | 445,690.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 17,722.0 | 20,047.0 | 27,452.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 419,294.0 | 420,836.0 | 418,238.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | -5,522.0 | -4,761.0 | -3,521.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 7,378 | 7,545 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 3,495 | 3,633 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,881 | 2,667 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,267 | 2,238 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,777 | 1,726 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,950 | 2,967 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 20,748 | 20,776 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 69.0 | 69.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,702 | 35,499 | 36,959 | 37,907 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 24,564 | 24,665 | 25,497 | 26,377 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 796.1 | 828.8 | 889.8 | 943.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 824.8 | 864.7 | 928.5 | 991.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32,407 | 33,603 | 34,897 | 35,767 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,578 | 35,058 | 36,414 | 37,573 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 72.7 | 72.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.0 | 4.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.5 | 5.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.2 | 2.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 16.4 | 16.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,119.0 | 1,186.0 | na | na | na |
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