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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 3,724 | 4,379 | 3,593 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.9 | 9.0 | 7.3 |
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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 | 10,528 | 10,894 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 4,385 | 4,487 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 4,062 | 3,984 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 2,761 | 2,818 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 3,008 | 2,941 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 4,428 | 4,360 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 29,172 | 29,485 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 68.8 | 70.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,293 | 33,110 | 33,896 | 35,246 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 34,746 | 35,193 | 35,451 | 36,183 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,017.2 | 1,069.4 | 1,104.3 | 1,165.1 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,061.3 | 1,124.2 | 1,167.0 | 1,228.7 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,276 | 30,388 | 31,151 | 32,200 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,544 | 31,943 | 32,920 | 33,959 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 67.9 | 67.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.5 | 5.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.1 | 7.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.7 | 2.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 16.2 | 16.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,546.0 | 1,645.0 | na | na | na |
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