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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,900 | 2,066 | 1,969 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.5 |
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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 | 6,480 | 6,627 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,669 | 2,709 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,278 | 2,325 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,815 | 1,836 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,061 | 1,981 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,541 | 2,696 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 17,844 | 18,177 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 69.5 | 71.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,512 | 32,952 | 33,244 | 33,765 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 19,929 | 19,738 | 19,617 | 19,492 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 561.1 | 572.7 | 586.2 | 600.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 578.6 | 604.3 | 615.8 | 626.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,155 | 29,016 | 29,883 | 30,785 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,031 | 30,617 | 31,392 | 32,137 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 61.6 | 58.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 11.4 | 13.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.2 | 8.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.3 | 2.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 16.9 | 16.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 946.0 | 1,033.0 | na | na | na |
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