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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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Unemployment | no. | na | na | 4,708 | 4,030 | 3,257 |
Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.1 | 6.0 | 4.7 |
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Total revenue | $'000 | 120,619.0 | 130,742.0 | 140,900.0 | 144,854.0 | 157,134.0 |
Total expenses | $'000 | 116,388.0 | 118,341.0 | 116,367.0 | 140,445.0 | 137,678.0 |
GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -4,231.0 | -12,401.0 | -24,533.0 | -4,409.0 | -19,456.0 |
Total assets | $'000 | 1,023,881.0 | 1,024,893.0 | 1,073,455.0 | 1,101,203.0 | 1,343,391.0 |
Total liabilities | $'000 | 137,032.0 | 129,240.0 | 121,838.0 | 122,066.0 | 112,215.0 |
GFS net worth | $'000 | 992,465.0 | 995,447.0 | 1,052,983.0 | 1,094,006.0 | 1,373,082.0 |
Net debt | $'000 | 81,478.0 | 69,449.0 | 50,000.0 | 50,114.0 | 43,082.0 |
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Age pension | no. | na | na | 6,733 | 7,075 | na |
Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 3,695 | 3,857 | na |
Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 5,346 | 5,090 | na |
Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 4,006 | 4,181 | na |
Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,222 | 2,289 | na |
Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,248 | 3,283 | na |
Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 25,250 | 25,775 | na |
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 51.7 | 54.8 | na |
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Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,981 | 33,334 | 34,305 | 35,800 | na |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 51,100 | 50,802 | 50,723 | 52,365 | na |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1,509.7 | 1,553.6 | 1,602.0 | 1,732.7 | na |
Total income | $m | 1,559.5 | 1,614.4 | 1,671.4 | 1,809.5 | na |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,543 | 30,582 | 31,583 | 33,089 | na |
Average total income | $ | 30,519 | 31,778 | 32,951 | 34,555 | na |
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Wage and salary | % | 74.5 | 74.4 | na | na | na |
Own unincorporated business | % | 8.4 | 7.1 | na | na | na |
Investment | % | 4.6 | 5.4 | na | na | na |
Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.1 | 1.2 | na | na | na |
Government cash benefit | % | 11.0 | 11.5 | na | na | na |
Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,082.0 | 2,178.0 | na | na | na |
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