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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 771 | 509 | 606 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.3 | 6.4 | 7.6 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 11,490.0 | 12,484.0 | 14,267.0 | 15,681.0 | 16,051.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 12,568.0 | 13,725.0 | 13,515.0 | 14,662.0 | 14,489.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -1,078.0 | -1,241.0 | 752.0 | 1,019.0 | 1,562.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 74,669.0 | 73,617.0 | 75,999.0 | 79,239.0 | 80,601.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 3,648.0 | 3,901.0 | 5,786.0 | 7,942.0 | 7,170.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 71,021.0 | 69,716.0 | 70,213.0 | 71,297.0 | 73,431.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | 2,670.0 | 3,465.0 | 3,252.0 | 3,144.0 | 2,827.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 2,092 | 2,180 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 940 | 1,001 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 735 | 685 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 577 | 595 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 339 | 333 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 847 | 849 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 5,530 | 5,642 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 67.7 | 63.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 27,280 | 28,790 | 30,377 | 31,320 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5,349 | 5,388 | 5,528 | 5,589 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 137.0 | 143.7 | 152.2 | 160.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 142.6 | 150.6 | 160.7 | 168.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 25,605 | 26,674 | 27,533 | 28,669 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 26,657 | 27,953 | 29,072 | 30,052 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 61.8 | 60.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.2 | 10.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.1 | 5.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.3 | 2.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 21.4 | 21.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 228.0 | 245.0 | na | na | na |
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