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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 4,574 | 3,909 | 3,161 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.1 | 6.0 | 4.7 |
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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 | 6,327 | 6,655 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 3,557 | 3,701 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 5,121 | 4,881 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 3,878 | 4,046 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,162 | 2,224 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,089 | 3,120 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 24,134 | 24,626 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 51.4 | 54.5 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,046 | 33,399 | 34,371 | 35,800 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 49,939 | 49,660 | 49,413 | 51,064 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,479.1 | 1,522.5 | 1,563.4 | 1,692.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,527.9 | 1,582.1 | 1,631.3 | 1,767.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,617 | 30,659 | 31,639 | 33,148 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,595 | 31,859 | 33,013 | 34,610 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 74.6 | 74.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.4 | 7.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.5 | 5.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.1 | 1.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.8 | 11.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,036.0 | 2,128.0 | na | na | na |
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