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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,701 | 1,219 | 1,369 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
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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 | 5,831 | 5,956 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,920 | 1,965 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,525 | 1,500 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,312 | 1,368 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 986 | 937 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,589 | 1,526 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 13,163 | 13,247 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 59.2 | 62.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,969 | 33,565 | 35,231 | 36,523 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 24,006 | 23,645 | 23,799 | 24,331 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 682.4 | 695.6 | 723.4 | 766.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 700.9 | 726.8 | 757.8 | 801.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,426 | 29,419 | 30,396 | 31,488 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,199 | 30,736 | 31,844 | 32,932 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 67.0 | 63.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 12.8 | 16.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.6 | 8.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.3 | 1.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 11.0 | 10.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,047.0 | 1,149.0 | na | na | na |
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