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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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Unemployment | no. | na | na | 6,643 | 5,463 | 4,702 |
Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.3 | 8.3 | 6.9 |
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Total revenue | $'000 | 142,066.0 | 142,352.0 | 158,267.0 | 187,598.0 | 208,287.0 |
Total expenses | $'000 | 135,163.0 | 142,090.0 | 152,938.0 | 162,629.0 | 169,059.0 |
GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -6,903.0 | -262.0 | -5,329.0 | -24,969.0 | -39,228.0 |
Total assets | $'000 | 800,312.0 | 811,443.0 | 857,578.0 | 994,378.0 | 1,080,743.0 |
Total liabilities | $'000 | 183,334.0 | 178,345.0 | 174,651.0 | 179,224.0 | 178,536.0 |
GFS net worth | $'000 | 681,679.0 | 693,053.0 | 744,845.0 | 891,727.0 | 981,988.0 |
Net debt | $'000 | 158,759.0 | 147,654.0 | 129,611.0 | 118,863.0 | 95,832.0 |
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Age pension | no. | na | na | 13,385 | 14,093 | na |
Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 4,432 | 4,563 | na |
Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 5,523 | 4,917 | na |
Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 4,019 | 4,021 | na |
Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 3,658 | 3,456 | na |
Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 6,038 | 5,747 | na |
Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 37,055 | 36,798 | na |
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 57.1 | 57.2 | na |
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Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,724 | 31,169 | 32,717 | 34,605 | na |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 40,103 | 40,960 | 42,982 | 46,437 | na |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1,103.6 | 1,164.7 | 1,269.5 | 1,423.9 | na |
Total income | $m | 1,151.8 | 1,236.2 | 1,350.8 | 1,526.5 | na |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,520 | 28,435 | 29,535 | 30,664 | na |
Average total income | $ | 28,722 | 30,180 | 31,427 | 32,872 | na |
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Wage and salary | % | 61.3 | 61.5 | na | na | na |
Own unincorporated business | % | 10.0 | 8.0 | na | na | na |
Investment | % | 8.0 | 8.9 | na | na | na |
Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.4 | 3.6 | na | na | na |
Government cash benefit | % | 16.2 | 17.0 | na | na | na |
Other income | % | 1.2 | 1.1 | na | na | na |
Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,872.0 | 1,999.0 | na | na | na |
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