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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 4,583 | 4,367 | 3,880 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 142,310.0 | 188,520.0 | 176,301.0 | 206,148.0 | 251,193.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 112,979.0 | 130,413.0 | 128,719.0 | 138,496.0 | 174,085.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 29,331.0 | 58,107.0 | 47,582.0 | 67,652.0 | 77,108.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 2,137,998.0 | 2,185,083.0 | 2,224,867.0 | 2,635,035.0 | 2,708,568.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 76,294.0 | 63,028.0 | 54,445.0 | 69,491.0 | 65,533.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 2,061,704.0 | 2,122,055.0 | 2,170,422.0 | 2,565,544.0 | 2,643,035.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -15,417.0 | -28,093.0 | -106,277.0 | -155,338.0 | -222,230.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 8,150 | 8,167 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 5,830 | 6,044 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 5,089 | 5,112 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,525 | 1,593 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,201 | 2,427 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,507 | 2,593 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 25,303 | 25,937 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 52.1 | 56.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 46,027 | 49,512 | 51,229 | 51,077 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 66,895 | 70,902 | 67,235 | 71,376 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2,681.0 | 2,954.0 | 2,971.0 | 3,136.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 2,782.1 | 3,116.9 | 3,119.3 | 3,282.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 40,077 | 41,662 | 44,189 | 43,948 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 41,589 | 43,961 | 46,393 | 45,981 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 77.0 | 78.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.3 | 5.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.7 | 8.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.9 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 6.8 | 6.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.2 | 1.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 3,617.0 | 4,131.0 | na | na | na |
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