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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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Unemployment | no. | na | na | 3,524 | 3,221 | 3,030 |
Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.3 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
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Total revenue | $'000 | 117,058.0 | 120,510.0 | 134,322.0 | 140,624.0 | 156,423.0 |
Total expenses | $'000 | 109,532.0 | 116,236.0 | 118,611.0 | 123,639.0 | 126,394.0 |
GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -7,526.0 | -4,274.0 | -15,711.0 | -16,985.0 | -30,029.0 |
Total assets | $'000 | 741,849.0 | 782,078.0 | 837,416.0 | 870,473.0 | 1,291,514.0 |
Total liabilities | $'000 | 109,951.0 | 110,734.0 | 124,713.0 | 123,406.0 | 134,232.0 |
GFS net worth | $'000 | 803,332.0 | 830,585.0 | 876,036.0 | 932,199.0 | 1,157,969.0 |
Net debt | $'000 | 43,434.0 | 53,745.0 | 49,512.0 | 54,892.0 | 49,280.0 |
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Age pension | no. | na | na | 10,179 | 10,711 | na |
Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 3,350 | 3,415 | na |
Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,592 | 2,345 | na |
Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,575 | 2,666 | na |
Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,174 | 2,096 | na |
Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,829 | 3,789 | na |
Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 24,699 | 25,022 | na |
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 52.9 | 51.2 | na |
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Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,902 | 35,421 | 37,019 | 38,825 | na |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 45,995 | 47,134 | 48,530 | 50,208 | na |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1,453.5 | 1,536.9 | 1,638.0 | 1,758.9 | na |
Total income | $m | 1,501.6 | 1,610.8 | 1,724.4 | 1,850.2 | na |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,601 | 32,607 | 33,753 | 35,031 | na |
Average total income | $ | 32,646 | 34,175 | 35,534 | 36,851 | na |
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Wage and salary | % | 73.9 | 74.1 | na | na | na |
Own unincorporated business | % | 7.9 | 6.3 | na | na | na |
Investment | % | 5.6 | 6.2 | na | na | na |
Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.1 | 2.2 | na | na | na |
Government cash benefit | % | 9.8 | 10.3 | na | na | na |
Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,026.0 | 2,164.0 | na | na | na |
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