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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 2,201 | 1,633 | 1,486 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 9.2 | 6.8 | 6.1 |
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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 | 4,575 | 4,566 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,890 | 1,898 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,289 | 2,115 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 574 | 538 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,644 | 1,560 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,418 | 1,297 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 12,390 | 11,975 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 58.9 | 61.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,081 | 36,343 | 37,390 | 38,599 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 17,759 | 17,786 | 17,753 | 18,257 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 584.4 | 612.0 | 633.6 | 672.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 609.5 | 642.6 | 665.1 | 702.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32,907 | 34,410 | 35,690 | 36,849 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 34,323 | 36,128 | 37,463 | 38,502 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 76.0 | 77.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 3.8 | 3.5 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.2 | 4.3 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.3 | 13.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 789.0 | 843.0 | na | na | na |
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