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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 615 | 732 | 524 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.4 | 7.6 | 5.1 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | 22,767.0 | 24,839.0 | 26,166.0 | 26,261.0 | 27,223.0 |
| Total expenses | $'000 | 21,741.0 | 23,175.0 | 24,003.0 | 24,919.0 | 25,652.0 |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -1,026.0 | -1,664.0 | -2,029.0 | -1,342.0 | -1,571.0 |
| Total assets | $'000 | 148,875.0 | 153,333.0 | 168,448.0 | 174,457.0 | 209,779.0 |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | 17,727.0 | 15,219.0 | 16,132.0 | 18,048.0 | 18,759.0 |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | 135,320.0 | 142,364.0 | 156,613.0 | 161,268.0 | 191,272.0 |
| Net debt | $'000 | 9,269.0 | 4,478.0 | 3,079.0 | 1,927.0 | 838.0 |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 1,693 | 1,762 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 485 | 481 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 610 | 582 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 341 | 343 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 283 | 251 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 525 | 507 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 3,937 | 3,926 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 46.9 | 51.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,518 | 31,923 | 32,878 | 34,548 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 7,004 | 6,858 | 6,485 | 6,388 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 191.8 | 195.2 | 192.6 | 197.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 199.5 | 203.8 | 201.5 | 208.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,384 | 28,456 | 29,698 | 30,866 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,485 | 29,720 | 31,068 | 32,584 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 64.4 | 65.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 14.5 | 10.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 8.4 | 9.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.0 | 1.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 11.3 | 12.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 308.0 | 309.0 | na | na | na |
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