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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,654 | 2,013 | 1,435 |
Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.2 | 7.1 | 4.8 |
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Total revenue | $'000 | 43,429.0 | 52,002.0 | 59,591.0 | 61,052.0 | 63,692.0 |
Total expenses | $'000 | 39,915.0 | 41,770.0 | 43,833.0 | 50,595.0 | 50,220.0 |
GFS net operating balance | $'000 | -3,217.0 | -10,190.0 | -15,758.0 | -10,457.0 | -13,472.0 |
Total assets | $'000 | 430,276.0 | 455,858.0 | 508,942.0 | 537,246.0 | 531,232.0 |
Total liabilities | $'000 | 18,753.0 | 19,908.0 | 19,484.0 | 10,436.0 | 8,955.0 |
GFS net worth | $'000 | 418,166.0 | 442,227.0 | 494,025.0 | 531,890.0 | 523,079.0 |
Net debt | $'000 | -5,449.0 | -8,055.0 | -13,356.0 | -32,063.0 | -37,713.0 |
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Age pension | no. | na | na | 2,117 | 2,336 | na |
Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,188 | 1,246 | na |
Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,528 | 1,419 | na |
Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,566 | 1,611 | na |
Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 994 | 1,020 | na |
Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,603 | 1,632 | na |
Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 8,996 | 9,263 | na |
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 54.3 | 57.6 | na |
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Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,850 | 34,006 | 35,139 | 36,685 | na |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 21,291 | 21,734 | 22,653 | 23,736 | na |
Wage and salary income | $m | 651.0 | 689.3 | 750.5 | 822.6 | na |
Total income | $m | 672.3 | 715.2 | 778.3 | 854.9 | na |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,578 | 31,717 | 33,131 | 34,656 | na |
Average total income | $ | 31,579 | 32,905 | 34,356 | 36,018 | na |
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Wage and salary | % | 79.8 | 80.3 | na | na | na |
Own unincorporated business | % | 7.0 | 5.6 | na | na | na |
Investment | % | 2.3 | 2.5 | na | na | na |
Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | na | na | na |
Government cash benefit | % | 8.8 | 9.5 | na | na | na |
Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
Total personal income from all sources | $m | 834.0 | 881.0 | na | na | na |
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