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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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Unemployment | no. | na | na | 59 | 2,656 | 2,301 |
Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 11.0 | 8.9 | 7.8 |
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Total revenue | $'000 | 72,896.0 | 68,762.0 | 76,527.0 | 85,294.0 | 100,765.0 |
Total expenses | $'000 | 62,130.0 | 57,304.0 | 67,466.0 | 66,828.0 | 69,817.0 |
GFS net operating balance | $'000 | 10,766.0 | 11,458.0 | 9,061.0 | 18,466.0 | 30,948.0 |
Total assets | $'000 | 778,862.0 | 814,711.0 | 811,119.0 | 823,566.0 | 855,760.0 |
Total liabilities | $'000 | 81,759.0 | 106,066.0 | 107,328.0 | 99,991.0 | 99,532.0 |
GFS net worth | $'000 | 697,103.0 | 708,645.0 | 703,791.0 | 723,575.0 | 756,228.0 |
Net debt | $'000 | -32,138.0 | -39,839.0 | -45,510.0 | -34,512.0 | -31,592.0 |
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Age pension | no. | na | na | 7,236 | 7,647 | na |
Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 3,105 | 3,257 | na |
Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 3,297 | 3,081 | na |
Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,208 | 2,335 | na |
Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,953 | 1,921 | na |
Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,255 | 3,241 | na |
Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 21,054 | 21,483 | na |
Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 66.4 | 70.6 | na |
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Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,930 | 30,474 | 31,415 | 33,492 | na |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 18,787 | 18,744 | 19,456 | 20,241 | na |
Wage and salary income | $m | 502.2 | 518.2 | 560.0 | 608.3 | na |
Total income | $m | 523.9 | 550.5 | 593.5 | 646.1 | na |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,732 | 27,647 | 28,783 | 30,053 | na |
Average total income | $ | 27,885 | 29,368 | 30,504 | 31,922 | na |
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Wage and salary | % | 59.6 | 60.0 | na | na | na |
Own unincorporated business | % | 8.9 | 7.7 | na | na | na |
Investment | % | 5.8 | 6.9 | na | na | na |
Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.5 | 3.5 | na | na | na |
Government cash benefit | % | 21.6 | 21.4 | na | na | na |
Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
Total personal income from all sources | $m | 876.0 | 915.0 | na | na | na |
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