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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 3,027 | 3,337 | 2,702 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.3 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | 93,715.0 | 102,965.0 | 117,731.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | 86,647.0 | 97,975.0 | 102,625.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | 7,068.0 | 4,990.0 | 15,106.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | 787,106.0 | 915,169.0 | 1,091,507.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | 37,867.0 | 42,763.0 | 47,652.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | 749,239.0 | 872,406.0 | 1,043,855.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | 6,942.0 | 3,306.0 | 13,314.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 16,866 | 17,331 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 3,727 | 3,764 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,859 | 2,701 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,990 | 3,022 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,970 | 1,898 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 4,079 | 3,963 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 32,491 | 32,679 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 54.0 | 57.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 35,286 | 37,516 | 38,476 | 39,990 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 44,448 | 45,956 | 46,378 | 47,331 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,409.2 | 1,510.1 | 1,573.6 | 1,666.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,481.7 | 1,612.5 | 1,691.4 | 1,776.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,704 | 32,860 | 33,929 | 35,216 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,337 | 35,087 | 36,471 | 37,543 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 63.9 | 63.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.5 | 6.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 11.2 | 13.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.5 | 4.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 11.9 | 11.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.0 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,306.0 | 2,534.0 | na | na | na |
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