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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,837 | 1,849 | 1,670 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
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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 | 3,077 | 3,254 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,606 | 1,628 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,130 | 1,020 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,859 | 1,881 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,417 | 1,424 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,557 | 1,486 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 10,646 | 10,689 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 54.3 | 56.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 38,969 | 40,610 | 41,578 | 43,151 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 41,906 | 42,028 | 41,943 | 42,856 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,539.6 | 1,599.6 | 1,643.3 | 1,741.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,597.8 | 1,678.6 | 1,720.4 | 1,820.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 36,740 | 38,061 | 39,178 | 40,630 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 38,129 | 39,940 | 41,019 | 42,485 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 84.6 | 84.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.0 | 4.2 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 1.7 | 2.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.4 | 3.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 4.8 | 5.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,863.0 | 1,962.0 | na | na | na |
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