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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 146 | 171 | 155 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 8,247.0 | 8,492.0 | 10,662.0 | 10,103.0 | 12,614.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 7,702.0 | 7,932.0 | 8,618.0 | 9,659.0 | 10,468.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 545.0 | 560.0 | 2,044.0 | 444.0 | 2,146.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 73,163.0 | 75,361.0 | 77,200.0 | 77,403.0 | 79,562.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 3,961.0 | 4,080.0 | 4,409.0 | 4,038.0 | 5,198.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 69,202.0 | 71,281.0 | 72,791.0 | 73,365.0 | 74,364.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -1,829.0 | -1,885.0 | -2,988.0 | -3,084.0 | -2,779.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 567 | 564 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 245 | 245 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 190 | 189 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 166 | 161 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 143 | 165 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 226 | 250 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,537 | 1,574 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 69.9 | 65.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,424 | 34,244 | 32,691 | 33,640 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1,844 | 1,794 | 1,826 | 1,819 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 51.4 | 50.6 | 51.9 | 53.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 53.4 | 53.4 | 54.4 | 55.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,857 | 28,194 | 28,435 | 29,418 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,938 | 29,791 | 29,774 | 30,712 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 60.2 | 54.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 14.5 | 18.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.0 | 9.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.8 | 1.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 15.9 | 14.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 89.0 | 99.0 | na | na | na |
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