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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 4,905 | 5,113 | 4,776 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.0 |
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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 | 11,859 | 12,420 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 5,907 | 6,074 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 4,010 | 3,861 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 3,288 | 3,362 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 3,869 | 3,887 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 6,083 | 6,105 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 35,016 | 35,709 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 55.6 | 55.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,581 | 36,285 | 37,098 | 38,570 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 74,701 | 75,699 | 76,249 | 77,723 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2,419.8 | 2,556.3 | 2,646.0 | 2,790.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 2,518.9 | 2,687.5 | 2,779.8 | 2,926.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32,394 | 33,770 | 34,702 | 35,909 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,720 | 35,503 | 36,458 | 37,658 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 78.7 | 79.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.9 | 4.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.7 | 5.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 9.0 | 9.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 3,158.0 | 3,365.0 | na | na | na |
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