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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 3,229 | 3,331 | 3,387 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
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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 | 8,989 | 8,835 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,945 | 2,960 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 3,526 | 3,124 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,016 | 961 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,779 | 2,799 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,074 | 2,029 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 21,329 | 20,709 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 54.2 | 58.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 51,308 | 55,787 | 55,927 | 59,206 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 47,258 | 46,565 | 46,435 | 47,229 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,944.6 | 2,040.5 | 2,111.1 | 2,281.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 2,067.7 | 2,237.6 | 2,299.8 | 2,467.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 41,149 | 43,820 | 45,464 | 48,315 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 43,754 | 48,052 | 49,527 | 52,241 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 62.0 | 61.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.6 | 8.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 19.5 | 21.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.6 | 2.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 5.5 | 5.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.9 | 1.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 3,334.0 | 3,628.0 | na | na | na |
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