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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 8,428 | 7,172 | 7,383 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
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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 | 23,028 | 23,381 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 4,335 | 4,369 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,926 | 2,760 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,676 | 2,745 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 4,328 | 4,413 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 5,841 | 5,955 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 43,134 | 43,622 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 39.7 | 44.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 52,428 | 56,044 | 54,469 | 57,098 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 171,298 | 168,211 | 173,937 | 176,274 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 7,657.6 | 7,964.1 | 8,363.0 | 8,818.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 8,062.2 | 8,650.7 | 8,982.0 | 9,420.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 44,704 | 47,346 | 48,080 | 50,027 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 47,065 | 51,428 | 51,640 | 53,445 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 73.4 | 71.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.1 | 5.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 13.2 | 15.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.8 | 2.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 2.9 | 2.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.6 | 1.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 10,959.0 | 11,944.0 | na | na | na |
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