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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 6,580 | 7,296 | 6,565 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.4 | 7.6 | 6.8 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 86,224.0 | 82,380.0 | 105,097.0 | 106,350.0 | 121,255.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 82,492.0 | 81,396.0 | 92,347.0 | 94,389.0 | 100,405.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 3,732.0 | 984.0 | 12,750.0 | 11,961.0 | 20,850.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 733,362.0 | 742,580.0 | 759,037.0 | 769,498.0 | 797,386.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 21,367.0 | 17,435.0 | 22,326.0 | 20,726.0 | 26,338.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 711,995.0 | 725,145.0 | 736,711.0 | 748,772.0 | 771,048.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -33,691.0 | -21,263.0 | -24,008.0 | -36,656.0 | -44,337.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 18,096 | 18,418 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 5,769 | 5,777 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 6,710 | 6,008 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 3,622 | 3,634 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 4,530 | 4,403 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 5,873 | 5,701 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 44,601 | 43,943 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 55.8 | 59.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,598 | 36,524 | 37,970 | 39,928 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 68,611 | 68,669 | 66,299 | 67,695 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2,215.6 | 2,307.1 | 2,328.8 | 2,485.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 2,321.3 | 2,431.7 | 2,458.4 | 2,619.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32,292 | 33,597 | 35,125 | 36,718 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,833 | 35,412 | 37,081 | 38,690 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 69.0 | 69.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.1 | 6.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.8 | 8.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.6 | 2.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 11.6 | 11.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.9 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 3,325.0 | 3,473.0 | na | na | na |
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