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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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Unemployment | no. | na | na | 2,251 | 2,222 | 1,861 |
Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.9 | 8.3 | 6.7 |
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Total revenue | $'000 | 24,653.0 | 24,967.0 | 25,590.0 | 30,111.0 | 31,846.0 |
Total expenses | $'000 | 22,975.0 | 23,630.0 | 22,314.0 | 27,466.0 | 30,546.0 |
GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 1,678.0 | 1,337.0 | 3,276.0 | 2,645.0 | 1,300.0 |
Total assets | $'000 | 199,903.0 | 200,909.0 | 201,022.0 | 204,236.0 | 208,936.0 |
Total liabilities | $'000 | 6,288.0 | 5,806.0 | 4,873.0 | 5,082.0 | 5,506.0 |
GFS net worth | $'000 | 193,615.0 | 195,103.0 | 196,149.0 | 199,154.0 | 203,430.0 |
Net debt | $'000 | -824.0 | -2,428.0 | -4,129.0 | -6,839.0 | -7,819.0 |
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Age pension | no. | na | na | 4,142 | 4,360 | na |
Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,829 | 1,915 | na |
Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,978 | 1,631 | na |
Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,763 | 1,788 | na |
Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,289 | 1,144 | na |
Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,008 | 1,891 | na |
Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 13,009 | 12,729 | na |
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 52.6 | 59.1 | na |
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Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,591 | 32,637 | 33,456 | 34,913 | na |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 19,579 | 19,368 | 19,231 | 19,500 | na |
Wage and salary income | $m | 569.7 | 581.4 | 596.0 | 626.7 | na |
Total income | $m | 590.7 | 609.3 | 623.8 | 655.8 | na |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,100 | 30,017 | 30,994 | 32,137 | na |
Average total income | $ | 30,169 | 31,460 | 32,437 | 33,630 | na |
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Wage and salary | % | 69.9 | 71.2 | na | na | na |
Own unincorporated business | % | 10.7 | 8.0 | na | na | na |
Investment | % | 4.2 | 4.2 | na | na | na |
Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.4 | 1.4 | na | na | na |
Government cash benefit | % | 12.9 | 14.2 | na | na | na |
Other income | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | na | na | na |
Total personal income from all sources | $m | 840.0 | 843.0 | na | na | na |
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