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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 5,164 | 4,665 | 5,217 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.8 |
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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 | 8,724 | 9,132 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 4,193 | 4,358 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 4,822 | 4,608 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,807 | 3,027 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,977 | 2,931 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 5,059 | 4,962 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 28,582 | 29,017 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 63.5 | 66.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,506 | 32,105 | 33,228 | 34,401 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 29,507 | 30,729 | 31,826 | 33,277 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 885.6 | 957.1 | 1,026.7 | 1,123.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 917.0 | 997.4 | 1,070.8 | 1,164.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,014 | 31,145 | 32,261 | 33,767 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,076 | 32,458 | 33,646 | 34,982 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 72.7 | 73.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 4.1 | 3.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.5 | 2.5 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.1 | 1.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 19.4 | 19.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.2 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,241.0 | 1,341.0 | na | na | na |
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