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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,699 | 1,946 | 1,773 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 55,013.0 | 60,917.0 | 65,660.0 | 71,391.0 | 62,782.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 57,139.0 | 59,813.0 | 66,806.0 | 68,324.0 | 69,809.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -2,126.0 | 1,104.0 | -1,146.0 | 3,067.0 | -7,027.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 419,732.0 | 423,516.0 | 424,402.0 | 425,577.0 | 424,573.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 32,072.0 | 33,822.0 | 34,897.0 | 33,002.0 | 36,757.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 387,660.0 | 389,694.0 | 389,505.0 | 392,575.0 | 387,816.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | 1,264.0 | -1,734.0 | 2,025.0 | 5,206.0 | 8,812.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 6,740 | 6,824 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,443 | 2,378 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,558 | 1,473 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,574 | 1,567 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,269 | 1,237 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,778 | 1,768 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 15,362 | 15,247 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 51.8 | 53.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 37,415 | 39,234 | 40,307 | 41,927 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 31,233 | 30,938 | 30,505 | 30,603 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,103.6 | 1,137.4 | 1,155.2 | 1,208.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,139.0 | 1,191.7 | 1,213.4 | 1,259.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 35,334 | 36,763 | 37,868 | 39,503 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 36,469 | 38,518 | 39,776 | 41,149 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 76.8 | 76.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.1 | 5.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.3 | 5.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.1 | 3.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 9.1 | 9.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,482.0 | 1,568.0 | na | na | na |
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