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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 2,314 | 2,575 | 2,908 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 8.7 | 9.9 | 11.7 |
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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 | 7,017 | 7,139 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 2,899 | 2,944 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,394 | 2,265 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,892 | 2,015 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,408 | 1,320 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,640 | 2,506 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 18,250 | 18,189 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 64.8 | 66.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,362 | 33,793 | 34,962 | 36,480 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 19,901 | 20,094 | 19,954 | 20,493 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 619.3 | 641.2 | 659.4 | 706.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 642.4 | 672.6 | 690.4 | 738.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,119 | 31,910 | 33,045 | 34,467 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,281 | 33,473 | 34,600 | 36,018 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 72.0 | 71.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 3.9 | 3.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.5 | 3.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.6 | 1.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 18.6 | 19.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 878.0 | 918.0 | na | na | na |
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