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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 878 | 1,082 | 1,151 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
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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 | 2,956 | 2,943 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,072 | 1,060 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,286 | 1,291 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 315 | 289 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 818 | 845 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 712 | 681 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 7,159 | 7,109 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 50.7 | 54.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 64,422 | 71,841 | 68,967 | 71,723 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 19,206 | 18,910 | 18,950 | 19,139 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 931.0 | 1,014.6 | 994.8 | 1,069.0 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,011.2 | 1,096.8 | 1,098.5 | 1,169.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 48,473 | 53,654 | 52,495 | 55,857 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 52,652 | 58,001 | 57,969 | 61,089 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 60.8 | 59.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.0 | 5.9 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 24.3 | 26.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.0 | 2.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 4.1 | 3.5 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 2.7 | 2.8 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,642.0 | 1,925.0 | na | na | na |
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