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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,905 | 1,611 | 1,629 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.6 | 5.5 | 5.2 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 55,081.0 | 60,937.0 | 64,291.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 53,677.0 | 59,941.0 | 62,274.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | 1,404.0 | 996.0 | 2,017.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 296,567.0 | 369,281.0 | 372,192.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 12,839.0 | 12,747.0 | 14,322.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 283,728.0 | 356,534.0 | 357,870.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | -14,294.0 | -13,843.0 | -14,739.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 5,552 | 5,717 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,439 | 2,478 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,861 | 1,960 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,561 | 1,616 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,283 | 1,371 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,887 | 2,271 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 14,583 | 15,412 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 62.1 | 60.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,039 | 31,981 | 33,100 | 34,006 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 21,610 | 21,756 | 22,077 | 22,565 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 599.7 | 627.4 | 656.5 | 696.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 627.7 | 662.9 | 692.5 | 730.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,753 | 28,838 | 29,737 | 30,858 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,048 | 30,471 | 31,366 | 32,370 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 67.9 | 66.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.9 | 9.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.6 | 7.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.9 | 1.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.4 | 14.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 909.0 | 990.0 | na | na | na |
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