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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,598 | 1,241 | 1,308 |
Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 16.5 | 11.7 | 10.4 |
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Total revenue | $'000 | 32,475.0 | 35,149.0 | 37,676.0 | 49,785.0 | 45,969.0 |
Total expenses | $'000 | 31,313.0 | 33,405.0 | 35,559.0 | 41,035.0 | 42,090.0 |
GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 1,162.0 | 1,744.0 | 2,117.0 | 8,750.0 | 3,879.0 |
Total assets | $'000 | 340,993.0 | 343,957.0 | 349,764.0 | 358,511.0 | 366,247.0 |
Total liabilities | $'000 | 15,263.0 | 16,263.0 | 19,612.0 | 19,689.0 | 22,994.0 |
GFS net worth | $'000 | 325,730.0 | 327,694.0 | 330,152.0 | 338,822.0 | 343,253.0 |
Net debt | $'000 | -7,759.0 | -9,736.0 | -10,263.0 | -9,651.0 | -12,330.0 |
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Age pension | no. | na | na | 5,663 | 5,837 | na |
Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,719 | 1,764 | na |
Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,367 | 1,306 | na |
Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 930 | 949 | na |
Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 650 | 663 | na |
Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,941 | 1,911 | na |
Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 12,270 | 12,431 | na |
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 68.1 | 68.8 | na |
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Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,818 | 31,991 | 32,743 | 34,993 | na |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 7,740 | 7,949 | 8,465 | 8,916 | na |
Wage and salary income | $m | 210.1 | 223.2 | 248.6 | 273.1 | na |
Total income | $m | 221.8 | 239.6 | 266.3 | 294.3 | na |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,147 | 28,077 | 29,366 | 30,625 | na |
Average total income | $ | 28,656 | 30,145 | 31,456 | 33,013 | na |
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Wage and salary | % | 51.3 | 51.0 | na | na | na |
Own unincorporated business | % | 10.8 | 8.8 | na | na | na |
Investment | % | 8.9 | 11.1 | na | na | na |
Superannuation and annuity | % | 5.3 | 5.4 | na | na | na |
Government cash benefit | % | 23.1 | 23.1 | na | na | na |
Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
Total personal income from all sources | $m | 429.0 | 465.0 | na | na | na |
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