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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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Unemployment | no. | na | na | 3,257 | 3,112 | 2,991 |
Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.1 |
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Total revenue | $'000 | 73,307.0 | 79,374.0 | 84,650.0 | 84,263.0 | 94,889.0 |
Total expenses | $'000 | 62,388.0 | 63,072.0 | 66,248.0 | 72,066.0 | 76,398.0 |
GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -10,811.0 | -16,302.0 | -18,402.0 | -12,197.0 | -18,491.0 |
Total assets | $'000 | 491,058.0 | 556,004.0 | 577,576.0 | 572,679.0 | 723,697.0 |
Total liabilities | $'000 | 53,035.0 | 55,614.0 | 57,001.0 | 53,545.0 | 52,348.0 |
GFS net worth | $'000 | 468,390.0 | 535,950.0 | 555,937.0 | 559,182.0 | 672,198.0 |
Net debt | $'000 | 33,950.0 | 7,523.0 | 9,954.0 | 12,982.0 | 1,609.0 |
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Age pension | no. | na | na | 5,631 | 5,905 | na |
Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,515 | 2,587 | na |
Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,777 | 2,722 | na |
Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,962 | 2,050 | na |
Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,596 | 1,498 | na |
Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,655 | 2,621 | na |
Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 17,136 | 17,383 | na |
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 56.8 | 55.4 | na |
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Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,700 | 35,546 | 37,231 | 39,279 | na |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 30,502 | 30,180 | 30,265 | 31,960 | na |
Wage and salary income | $m | 965.9 | 988.8 | 1,059.8 | 1,172.2 | na |
Total income | $m | 992.8 | 1,034.5 | 1,099.5 | 1,224.2 | na |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,666 | 32,764 | 35,019 | 36,677 | na |
Average total income | $ | 32,548 | 34,278 | 36,328 | 38,306 | na |
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Wage and salary | % | 73.6 | 74.0 | na | na | na |
Own unincorporated business | % | 7.9 | 5.3 | na | na | na |
Investment | % | 5.3 | 6.5 | na | na | na |
Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.2 | 1.3 | na | na | na |
Government cash benefit | % | 11.6 | 12.6 | na | na | na |
Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,342.0 | 1,382.0 | na | na | na |
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