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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 135 | 134 | 126 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.2 | 6.4 | 5.8 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 5,799.0 | 5,139.0 | 4,664.0 | 5,472.0 | 5,170.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 3,696.0 | 4,702.0 | 3,808.0 | 4,284.0 | 4,356.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 2,103.0 | 437.0 | 856.0 | 1,188.0 | 814.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 28,415.0 | 28,927.0 | 35,686.0 | 39,058.0 | 40,057.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 2,147.0 | 2,251.0 | 3,309.0 | 3,190.0 | 3,143.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 26,268.0 | 26,676.0 | 32,377.0 | 35,868.0 | 36,914.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -2,289.0 | -2,386.0 | 386.0 | 808.0 | 367.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 458 | 459 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 151 | 148 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 168 | 137 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 98 | 87 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 82 | 66 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 161 | 146 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 1,118 | 1,043 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 65.8 | 62.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,850 | 32,921 | 42,734 | 44,856 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 1,152 | 1,077 | 1,263 | 1,286 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 27.9 | 28.7 | 36.5 | 38.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 27.8 | 31.7 | 38.8 | 40.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 24,247 | 26,679 | 28,861 | 29,556 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 24,168 | 29,410 | 30,744 | 31,772 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 63.5 | 45.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 2.3 | 28.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 12.5 | 9.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.3 | 1.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 19.0 | 14.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 46.0 | 67.0 | na | na | na |
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