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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 195 | 262 | 285 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 12,829.0 | 12,486.0 | 14,294.0 | 16,587.0 | 17,430.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 11,708.0 | 12,472.0 | 13,941.0 | 13,746.0 | 15,009.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 1,121.0 | 14.0 | 353.0 | 2,841.0 | 2,421.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 85,909.0 | 116,836.0 | 119,950.0 | 126,439.0 | 131,743.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 7,787.0 | 8,084.0 | 8,641.0 | 12,333.0 | 13,536.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 78,122.0 | 108,752.0 | 111,309.0 | 114,106.0 | 118,207.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -77.0 | 707.0 | -140.0 | 2,112.0 | 414.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 2,192 | 2,234 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 519 | 539 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 362 | 330 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 291 | 286 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 291 | 269 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 542 | 540 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 4,197 | 4,199 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 57.0 | 51.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,771 | 35,550 | 36,098 | 36,912 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 7,694 | 7,759 | 8,045 | 8,301 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 230.8 | 243.0 | 260.4 | 276.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 236.0 | 254.6 | 275.4 | 287.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,992 | 31,315 | 32,372 | 33,288 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,668 | 32,808 | 34,235 | 34,629 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 70.0 | 68.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.9 | 11.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 9.2 | 8.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.2 | 2.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.1 | 10.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 340.0 | 373.0 | na | na | na |
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