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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 5,009 | 4,876 | 3,975 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.6 | 9.5 | 7.9 |
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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 | 11,286 | 12,279 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 4,926 | 5,191 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 4,237 | 3,856 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 3,959 | 3,987 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,767 | 2,595 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 5,615 | 5,670 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 32,790 | 33,578 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 56.7 | 56.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,007 | 31,019 | 31,962 | 33,610 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 35,574 | 36,266 | 37,741 | 40,278 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,011.2 | 1,053.9 | 1,125.5 | 1,251.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,045.3 | 1,103.3 | 1,182.1 | 1,318.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,424 | 29,059 | 29,821 | 31,079 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,384 | 30,424 | 31,321 | 32,728 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 67.5 | 67.7 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.3 | 6.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.3 | 3.6 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.7 | 2.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 17.7 | 18.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,539.0 | 1,614.0 | na | na | na |
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