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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 3,294 | 2,920 | 2,893 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.1 | 8.5 | 8.1 |
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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 | 6,669 | 6,663 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,219 | 2,283 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,627 | 2,625 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,956 | 2,004 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,593 | 1,547 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,308 | 2,196 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 17,371 | 17,320 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 57.7 | 62.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,296 | 34,405 | 34,994 | 36,019 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 24,968 | 25,020 | 23,384 | 23,287 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 752.2 | 778.7 | 751.4 | 777.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 776.3 | 815.9 | 784.3 | 810.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,127 | 31,124 | 32,132 | 33,387 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,091 | 32,612 | 33,539 | 34,811 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 71.3 | 70.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.4 | 7.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.1 | 5.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 15.4 | 15.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,081.0 | 1,148.0 | na | na | na |
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