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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 2,308 | 2,407 | 2,056 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
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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 | 9,504 | 9,797 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,744 | 1,784 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,469 | 1,414 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 861 | 888 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,757 | 1,659 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,711 | 2,735 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 18,046 | 18,277 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 49.3 | 48.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 40,525 | 42,791 | 43,681 | 44,777 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 41,650 | 40,805 | 39,753 | 39,715 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,515.8 | 1,578.4 | 1,568.4 | 1,618.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,615.0 | 1,706.6 | 1,701.2 | 1,740.5 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 36,393 | 38,682 | 39,453 | 40,744 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 38,776 | 41,823 | 42,793 | 43,824 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 71.2 | 71.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.2 | 4.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 13.5 | 13.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.1 | 3.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 6.1 | 6.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.9 | 1.0 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,221.0 | 2,360.0 | na | na | na |
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