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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 5,739 | 5,736 | 5,245 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
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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 | 13,908 | 14,812 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 5,636 | 6,111 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 4,919 | 4,680 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 5,656 | 5,993 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 4,290 | 4,330 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 7,070 | 7,129 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 41,479 | 43,053 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 52.7 | 53.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,570 | 34,955 | 35,868 | 37,103 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 91,893 | 95,757 | 98,877 | 104,842 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 2,883.6 | 3,107.6 | 3,306.5 | 3,645.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 2,986.3 | 3,241.9 | 3,443.9 | 3,786.4 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 31,380 | 32,453 | 33,440 | 34,772 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,497 | 33,855 | 34,830 | 36,115 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 78.2 | 78.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.9 | 5.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 4.6 | 5.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 8.8 | 9.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 3,782.0 | 4,111.0 | na | na | na |
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