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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 7,229 | 7,327 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 7.2 | 7.3 |
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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 | 30,870 | 30,748 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 11,324 | 11,477 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 8,877 | 8,127 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 4,931 | 4,974 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 5,307 | 5,120 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 8,170 | 7,852 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 69,479 | 68,295 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 66.1 | 66.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,867 | 33,970 | 35,011 | 36,336 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 75,440 | 74,834 | 74,900 | 76,395 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2,309.1 | 2,378.7 | 2,459.6 | 2,608.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 2,415.2 | 2,507.5 | 2,596.3 | 2,744.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,608 | 31,787 | 32,838 | 34,143 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,015 | 33,508 | 34,663 | 35,920 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 67.3 | 66.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.2 | 4.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.1 | 7.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.9 | 2.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 17.8 | 17.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 3,522.0 | 3,714.0 | na | na | na |
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