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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 3,720 | 2,774 | 2,958 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.7 | 7.2 | 6.5 |
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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 | 11,035 | 11,307 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 3,845 | 3,936 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,994 | 2,804 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,420 | 2,431 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,635 | 1,602 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,765 | 3,731 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 25,694 | 25,816 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 66.6 | 66.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 36,948 | 38,687 | 38,966 | 40,862 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 30,263 | 30,645 | 31,656 | 32,829 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,031.3 | 1,072.4 | 1,151.7 | 1,234.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,065.6 | 1,127.9 | 1,203.8 | 1,286.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 34,077 | 34,995 | 36,382 | 37,594 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 35,210 | 36,807 | 38,028 | 39,177 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 68.1 | 67.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.8 | 6.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.8 | 7.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.6 | 2.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.1 | 14.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.7 | 1.9 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,566.0 | 1,674.0 | na | na | na |
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