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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 2,160 | 1,820 | 1,891 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
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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 | 6,027 | 6,150 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,986 | 1,999 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,824 | 1,626 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,333 | 1,320 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,261 | 1,159 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,267 | 2,159 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 14,698 | 14,414 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 59.2 | 61.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,279 | 34,871 | 36,114 | 37,663 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 21,768 | 22,003 | 20,863 | 21,064 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 708.4 | 741.4 | 726.9 | 766.6 | na |
| Total income | $m | 735.1 | 774.4 | 759.2 | 796.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32,545 | 33,697 | 34,841 | 36,392 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,770 | 35,193 | 36,388 | 37,797 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 77.4 | 77.3 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 3.6 | 3.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.3 | 3.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.8 | 1.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.6 | 14.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 935.0 | 989.0 | na | na | na |
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