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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 3,186 | 3,233 | 2,770 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
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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 | 11,517 | 11,275 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,675 | 2,643 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,949 | 1,970 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 904 | 923 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,708 | 2,546 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,362 | 2,270 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 22,115 | 21,625 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 51.6 | 50.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 53,298 | 58,305 | 58,230 | 61,025 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 64,234 | 63,488 | 62,473 | 63,034 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2,900.8 | 3,056.3 | 3,109.1 | 3,234.4 | na |
| Total income | $m | 3,124.9 | 3,403.3 | 3,408.9 | 3,555.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 45,160 | 48,139 | 49,768 | 51,312 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 48,649 | 53,605 | 54,567 | 56,412 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 65.5 | 64.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.0 | 6.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 18.9 | 19.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.2 | 3.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 4.0 | 3.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.4 | 1.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 4,700.0 | 5,155.0 | na | na | na |
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