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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,774 | 1,525 | 1,304 |
Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.7 | 6.5 | 5.4 |
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Total revenue | $'000 | 33,168.0 | 34,984.0 | 43,066.0 | 55,109.0 | 43,450.0 |
Total expenses | $'000 | 33,426.0 | 35,102.0 | 39,697.0 | 39,218.0 | 41,691.0 |
GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -258.0 | -118.0 | 3,369.0 | 15,891.0 | 1,759.0 |
Total assets | $'000 | 307,530.0 | 303,622.0 | 354,784.0 | 366,518.0 | 407,832.0 |
Total liabilities | $'000 | 37,348.0 | 36,134.0 | 35,176.0 | 31,367.0 | 33,433.0 |
GFS net worth | $'000 | 270,182.0 | 267,488.0 | 319,608.0 | 335,151.0 | 374,399.0 |
Net debt | $'000 | 14,944.0 | 14,879.0 | 10,066.0 | -84.0 | 1,824.0 |
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Age pension | no. | na | na | 5,117 | 5,311 | na |
Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,016 | 1,987 | na |
Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,719 | 1,594 | na |
Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,308 | 1,331 | na |
Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,234 | 1,203 | na |
Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,890 | 1,855 | na |
Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 13,284 | 13,281 | na |
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 71.0 | 72.0 | na |
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Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,965 | 34,532 | 34,861 | 36,121 | na |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 18,023 | 18,261 | 18,407 | 18,767 | na |
Wage and salary income | $m | 547.9 | 575.8 | 595.6 | 628.8 | na |
Total income | $m | 570.8 | 611.7 | 626.7 | 662.2 | na |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,398 | 31,532 | 32,360 | 33,503 | na |
Average total income | $ | 31,669 | 33,497 | 34,048 | 35,286 | na |
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Wage and salary | % | 68.8 | 68.4 | na | na | na |
Own unincorporated business | % | 6.6 | 6.0 | na | na | na |
Investment | % | 5.6 | 6.2 | na | na | na |
Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.9 | 5.0 | na | na | na |
Government cash benefit | % | 13.5 | 13.7 | na | na | na |
Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
Total personal income from all sources | $m | 820.0 | 874.0 | na | na | na |
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