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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 13,420 | 14,068 | 12,002 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.9 | 6.8 | 5.8 |
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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 | 36,878 | 38,232 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 11,826 | 12,369 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 15,572 | 14,060 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 10,914 | 10,881 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 8,406 | 8,136 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 14,283 | 14,043 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 97,879 | 97,716 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 53.4 | 53.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,623 | 33,857 | 34,360 | 36,602 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 130,204 | 135,208 | 139,802 | 146,970 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 3,670.5 | 3,986.0 | 4,270.9 | 4,697.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 3,825.2 | 4,212.7 | 4,519.6 | 4,978.6 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,190 | 29,481 | 30,550 | 31,962 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,378 | 31,157 | 32,328 | 33,875 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 63.6 | 64.2 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.4 | 7.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 9.5 | 10.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.6 | 2.7 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.8 | 14.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 6,005.0 | 6,587.0 | na | na | na |
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