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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 29,428 | 27,613 | 23,664 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.7 | 7.2 | 6.1 |
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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 | 73,089 | 76,325 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 25,073 | 26,102 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 29,342 | 26,504 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 21,457 | 21,506 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 17,070 | 16,287 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 31,065 | 30,401 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 197,096 | 197,122 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 55.6 | 55.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,677 | 32,596 | 33,510 | 35,540 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 235,827 | 242,752 | 253,042 | 267,597 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 6,555.6 | 7,027.7 | 7,600.5 | 8,388.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 6,819.7 | 7,427.5 | 8,054.4 | 8,908.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,798 | 28,950 | 30,037 | 31,348 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 28,918 | 30,597 | 31,830 | 33,289 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 62.6 | 63.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.6 | 7.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 8.6 | 9.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.9 | 3.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 15.2 | 15.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 10,891.0 | 11,798.0 | na | na | na |
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