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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 7,162 | 5,579 | 5,398 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.5 | 7.9 | 7.5 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 112,592.0 | 116,785.0 | 118,088.0 | 125,261.0 | 142,875.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 117,751.0 | 117,019.0 | 120,152.0 | 126,315.0 | 133,809.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -5,159.0 | -234.0 | -2,064.0 | -1,054.0 | 9,066.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 1,455,231.0 | 1,451,462.0 | 1,445,690.0 | 1,443,404.0 | 1,455,693.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 64,660.0 | 60,363.0 | 56,151.0 | 55,315.0 | 56,890.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 1,390,571.0 | 1,391,099.0 | 1,389,539.0 | 1,388,089.0 | 1,398,803.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | -29,201.0 | -37,580.0 | -46,828.0 | -58,289.0 | -75,287.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 17,397 | 17,354 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 7,665 | 7,811 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 6,085 | 5,741 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 3,590 | 3,510 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 4,844 | 4,792 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 4,542 | 4,507 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 44,123 | 43,715 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 66.6 | 69.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 36,864 | 38,142 | 38,844 | 40,505 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 52,413 | 52,448 | 52,424 | 54,020 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,759.3 | 1,817.6 | 1,867.1 | 1,988.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,842.1 | 1,929.1 | 1,977.6 | 2,106.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33,567 | 34,655 | 35,616 | 36,805 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 35,146 | 36,780 | 37,723 | 38,995 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 70.8 | 70.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.2 | 4.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.8 | 6.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.4 | 2.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 15.4 | 15.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,573.0 | 2,708.0 | na | na | na |
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