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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 2,376 | 2,216 | 1,972 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.6 | 6.1 | 5.3 |
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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 | 4,099 | 4,651 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 3,011 | 3,102 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,679 | 2,547 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 733 | 847 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,070 | 1,090 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,253 | 1,447 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 12,845 | 13,685 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 53.1 | 59.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 44,394 | 47,741 | 48,812 | 49,381 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 27,968 | 27,986 | 28,680 | 28,663 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,129.0 | 1,189.0 | 1,269.5 | 1,320.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,167.2 | 1,247.4 | 1,325.4 | 1,375.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 40,367 | 42,484 | 44,265 | 46,052 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 41,734 | 44,571 | 46,213 | 47,986 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 78.1 | 79.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.4 | 4.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.6 | 7.1 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.9 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 8.2 | 7.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,499.0 | 1,639.0 | na | na | na |
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