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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 2,431 | 2,048 | 2,140 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 6,849 | 6,728 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,883 | 1,862 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,219 | 2,032 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 992 | 993 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,597 | 1,571 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,707 | 1,589 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 15,247 | 14,774 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 60.2 | 61.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 38,838 | 42,192 | 43,400 | 44,751 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 29,468 | 29,717 | 29,378 | 29,891 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,104.7 | 1,173.1 | 1,192.0 | 1,261.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,156.0 | 1,237.9 | 1,265.2 | 1,328.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 37,487 | 39,477 | 40,574 | 42,218 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 39,228 | 41,657 | 43,067 | 44,447 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 76.2 | 76.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.4 | 4.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.1 | 7.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.3 | 2.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 9.5 | 8.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,494.0 | 1,630.0 | na | na | na |
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