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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 2,480 | 1,935 | 1,802 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
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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 | 9,546 | 9,805 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 3,097 | 3,180 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,568 | 2,324 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,133 | 2,141 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,120 | 2,012 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,005 | 2,990 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 22,468 | 22,456 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 61.0 | 62.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,016 | 32,737 | 33,820 | 35,134 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 34,076 | 34,602 | 35,111 | 36,144 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 983.5 | 1,036.1 | 1,083.2 | 1,160.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,026.6 | 1,095.1 | 1,148.7 | 1,223.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,863 | 29,945 | 30,849 | 32,094 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,127 | 31,648 | 32,717 | 33,844 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 68.9 | 68.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.9 | 8.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.7 | 7.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.0 | 3.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.1 | 12.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,472.0 | 1,582.0 | na | na | na |
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