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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 7,917 | 7,923 | 6,957 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
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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 | 16,501 | 17,138 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 6,703 | 6,861 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 5,387 | 5,073 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 5,357 | 5,319 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 6,444 | 6,444 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 5,741 | 5,477 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 46,133 | 46,305 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 58.2 | 60.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 40,730 | 43,152 | 44,199 | 45,978 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 145,235 | 146,107 | 146,811 | 150,028 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 5,501.7 | 5,782.7 | 5,994.1 | 6,396.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 5,741.8 | 6,120.3 | 6,350.7 | 6,734.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 37,881 | 39,578 | 40,828 | 42,634 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 39,535 | 41,889 | 43,258 | 44,888 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 78.5 | 77.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.0 | 4.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.7 | 6.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 5.8 | 5.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 5.3 | 5.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.7 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 7,227.0 | 7,812.0 | na | na | na |
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