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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 7,965 | 7,123 | 5,643 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.8 | 5.1 | 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 | 20,166 | 20,878 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 5,463 | 5,687 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 4,534 | 4,420 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 4,540 | 4,678 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 4,438 | 4,218 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 6,024 | 5,934 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 45,165 | 45,813 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 50.0 | 51.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,965 | 36,740 | 37,592 | 38,754 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 109,257 | 110,135 | 110,557 | 111,966 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 3,602.7 | 3,779.3 | 3,900.6 | 4,079.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 3,754.5 | 3,971.0 | 4,090.7 | 4,265.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32,974 | 34,315 | 35,281 | 36,437 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 34,364 | 36,056 | 37,001 | 38,094 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 78.8 | 79.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.6 | 4.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.1 | 5.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.2 | 2.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 7.8 | 7.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 4,689.0 | 4,967.0 | na | na | na |
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