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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 8,000 | 7,936 | 6,969 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
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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 | 16,531 | 17,164 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 6,731 | 6,886 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 5,405 | 5,091 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 5,371 | 5,333 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 6,480 | 6,468 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 5,756 | 5,492 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 46,274 | 46,427 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 58.2 | 60.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 40,730 | 43,152 | 44,192 | 45,985 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 145,988 | 146,881 | 147,587 | 150,735 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 5,530.9 | 5,813.5 | 6,025.7 | 6,426.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 5,772.6 | 6,152.5 | 6,384.0 | 6,766.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 37,886 | 39,580 | 40,828 | 42,635 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 39,542 | 41,888 | 43,256 | 44,890 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 78.5 | 77.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.0 | 4.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.7 | 6.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 5.8 | 5.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 5.3 | 5.2 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.7 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 7,265.0 | 7,854.0 | na | na | na |
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