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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 3,483 | 3,476 | 2,618 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.2 | 10.6 | 7.7 |
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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 | 9,311 | 9,702 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 4,429 | 4,514 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 3,527 | 3,368 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,265 | 2,419 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,080 | 2,016 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 4,207 | 3,990 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 25,819 | 26,009 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 72.0 | 72.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,354 | 32,079 | 32,882 | 34,135 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 25,975 | 25,995 | 26,022 | 27,143 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 745.2 | 770.0 | 798.6 | 863.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 780.0 | 816.2 | 842.5 | 909.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,691 | 29,623 | 30,688 | 31,816 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,031 | 31,400 | 32,375 | 33,495 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 66.0 | 65.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.0 | 6.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.8 | 5.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.4 | 2.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 19.4 | 19.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,159.0 | 1,212.0 | na | na | na |
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