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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 2,029 | 2,000 | 1,778 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
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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 | 3,864 | 3,351 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,637 | 2,778 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,281 | 2,454 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 758 | 712 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,083 | 1,277 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,194 | 1,082 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 11,817 | 11,654 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 51.0 | 53.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 46,299 | 49,718 | 52,090 | 52,512 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 33,601 | 34,476 | 35,212 | 38,105 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,355.5 | 1,452.8 | 1,561.8 | 1,671.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,406.4 | 1,530.5 | 1,642.7 | 1,752.0 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 40,340 | 42,139 | 44,354 | 43,870 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 41,857 | 44,392 | 46,651 | 45,979 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 78.1 | 79.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.1 | 5.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.5 | 7.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.9 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 6.2 | 5.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.2 | 1.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,805.0 | 1,999.0 | na | na | na |
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