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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 9,860 | 7,951 | 6,857 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 11.0 | 8.6 | 7.1 |
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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 | 22,101 | 23,192 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 6,363 | 6,520 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 7,974 | 7,165 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 5,946 | 5,950 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 4,992 | 4,707 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 8,886 | 8,573 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 56,262 | 56,113 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 57.2 | 56.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,776 | 31,407 | 32,977 | 35,129 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 57,540 | 59,102 | 61,325 | 66,070 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,569.0 | 1,673.3 | 1,806.9 | 2,033.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,641.9 | 1,780.5 | 1,932.1 | 2,185.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,268 | 28,312 | 29,464 | 30,777 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,535 | 30,126 | 31,507 | 33,085 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 59.2 | 59.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 10.0 | 8.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 8.8 | 9.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 4.0 | 4.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 16.8 | 17.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,769.0 | 2,981.0 | na | na | na |
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