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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 12,111 | 13,313 | 10,607 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.4 | 8.1 | 6.2 |
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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 | 26,591 | 27,272 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 11,742 | 11,738 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 14,230 | 13,707 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 9,498 | 9,766 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 9,862 | 9,900 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 18,394 | 18,238 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 90,317 | 90,620 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 59.5 | 60.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,248 | 34,344 | 35,069 | 36,091 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 124,678 | 126,251 | 124,905 | 125,655 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 4,004.2 | 4,159.6 | 4,226.8 | 4,407.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 4,108.3 | 4,297.2 | 4,370.2 | 4,521.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32,117 | 32,947 | 33,840 | 35,074 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,951 | 34,037 | 34,988 | 35,982 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 75.3 | 75.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.7 | 5.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.2 | 2.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.9 | 15.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 5,434.0 | 5,667.0 | na | na | na |
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