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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 10,872 | 11,422 | 10,285 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.4 | 9.4 | 8.0 |
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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 | 31,105 | 31,656 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 10,292 | 10,685 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 8,934 | 8,004 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 6,465 | 6,561 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 5,948 | 5,642 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 9,915 | 9,718 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 72,659 | 72,266 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 63.2 | 66.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 36,145 | 38,245 | 39,357 | 41,034 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 99,034 | 100,518 | 99,241 | 100,938 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 3,443.9 | 3,612.8 | 3,676.0 | 3,902.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 3,565.4 | 3,793.4 | 3,871.8 | 4,098.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34,775 | 35,942 | 37,041 | 38,665 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 36,002 | 37,738 | 39,015 | 40,608 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 75.2 | 75.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.0 | 4.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.9 | 5.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.9 | 1.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.5 | 13.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 4,693.0 | 4,988.0 | na | na | na |
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