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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 8,956 | 10,637 | 10,857 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.6 |
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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 | 32,243 | 32,345 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 10,094 | 10,056 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 8,872 | 8,618 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 6,436 | 6,535 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 7,221 | 7,111 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 15,278 | 15,248 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 80,144 | 79,916 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 54.1 | 55.7 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,365 | 35,046 | 35,616 | 36,727 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 113,416 | 113,443 | 108,329 | 107,989 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 3,644.2 | 3,774.5 | 3,695.0 | 3,826.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 3,755.1 | 3,923.8 | 3,836.9 | 3,959.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32,132 | 33,272 | 34,109 | 35,437 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,109 | 34,588 | 35,419 | 36,664 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 74.0 | 74.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.2 | 5.1 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.4 | 3.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.5 | 1.5 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.5 | 14.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 5,040.0 | 5,262.0 | na | na | na |
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