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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 9,528 | 9,025 | 7,896 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
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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 | 21,921 | 21,857 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 11,394 | 11,178 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 10,078 | 9,727 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 4,083 | 4,048 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 5,409 | 5,259 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 6,480 | 6,259 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 59,366 | 58,330 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 52.0 | 56.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 43,345 | 46,708 | 48,151 | 49,655 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 143,694 | 146,966 | 141,129 | 145,718 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 5,665.6 | 6,076.9 | 6,124.5 | 6,512.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 5,865.6 | 6,381.0 | 6,414.7 | 6,802.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 39,428 | 41,349 | 43,396 | 44,694 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 40,820 | 43,418 | 45,453 | 46,683 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 78.7 | 79.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.8 | 5.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.0 | 6.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.9 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 7.7 | 7.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.9 | 1.0 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 7,456.0 | 8,287.0 | na | na | na |
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