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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 4,723 | 4,773 | 4,375 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 117,480.0 | 123,362.0 | 134,639.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 73,349.0 | 94,017.0 | 99,449.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | 44,131.0 | 29,345.0 | 35,190.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 929,920.0 | 965,193.0 | 870,801.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 24,480.0 | 28,486.0 | 28,914.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 905,440.0 | 936,707.0 | 841,887.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | -24,174.0 | -40,508.0 | -51,699.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 10,673 | 11,404 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 4,600 | 5,034 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 4,036 | 3,860 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 4,537 | 4,838 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 3,539 | 3,593 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 5,758 | 5,804 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 33,143 | 34,532 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 52.8 | 53.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,650 | 35,044 | 35,844 | 37,056 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 74,466 | 77,839 | 80,285 | 85,074 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2,345.2 | 2,533.5 | 2,690.2 | 2,960.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 2,426.0 | 2,638.0 | 2,796.7 | 3,068.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,493 | 32,549 | 33,508 | 34,803 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,579 | 33,890 | 34,834 | 36,067 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 79.5 | 79.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.3 | 5.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.1 | 4.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 8.7 | 9.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 3,020.0 | 3,288.0 | na | na | na |
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