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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 801 | 714 | 806 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.3 | 6.8 | 7.2 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 25,102.0 | 34,798.0 | 34,760.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 24,638.0 | 28,247.0 | 30,260.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | 464.0 | 6,551.0 | 4,500.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 165,886.0 | 214,462.0 | 243,932.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 12,431.0 | 14,290.0 | 14,165.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 153,455.0 | 200,172.0 | 229,767.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | 2,948.0 | 469.0 | -78.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 4,123 | 4,238 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,055 | 1,063 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 795 | 717 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 648 | 636 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 448 | 434 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,071 | 1,026 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 8,140 | 8,115 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 66.1 | 62.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,058 | 30,456 | 31,708 | 32,405 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 6,346 | 6,396 | 6,812 | 7,111 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 167.8 | 177.0 | 194.3 | 208.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 177.1 | 189.2 | 207.5 | 223.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,447 | 27,675 | 28,522 | 29,266 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,903 | 29,580 | 30,467 | 31,443 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 53.7 | 52.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 12.0 | 12.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.9 | 8.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 5.2 | 5.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 20.6 | 20.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 325.0 | 359.0 | na | na | na |
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