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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,910 | 2,221 | 2,399 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.4 | 7.7 | 8.0 |
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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 | 3,357 | 3,307 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,868 | 1,918 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,724 | 2,608 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 833 | 780 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,586 | 1,463 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,303 | 1,253 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 11,671 | 11,329 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 61.5 | 61.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 40,953 | 44,728 | 46,555 | 47,408 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 19,645 | 19,789 | 19,768 | 20,045 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 760.3 | 810.4 | 840.4 | 872.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 801.9 | 862.1 | 890.2 | 922.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 38,703 | 40,950 | 42,513 | 43,511 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 40,822 | 43,563 | 45,031 | 46,027 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 75.7 | 76.1 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.0 | 5.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.7 | 7.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.5 | 9.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.8 | 0.7 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,042.0 | 1,151.0 | na | na | na |
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