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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 9,025 | 11,316 | 10,289 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.9 | 8.2 | 7.4 |
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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 | 37,866 | 38,425 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 10,884 | 11,208 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 8,882 | 8,056 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 8,843 | 8,991 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 4,815 | 4,868 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 9,547 | 9,357 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 80,837 | 80,906 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 55.8 | 59.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 34,825 | 36,380 | 37,007 | 38,652 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 103,137 | 103,538 | 103,624 | 106,109 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 3,320.1 | 3,456.0 | 3,560.7 | 3,770.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 3,442.1 | 3,639.3 | 3,741.5 | 3,961.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32,191 | 33,379 | 34,362 | 35,532 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,374 | 35,150 | 36,107 | 37,337 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 68.8 | 68.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.5 | 6.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.7 | 6.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 3.0 | 3.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.3 | 14.6 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 4,981.0 | 5,269.0 | na | na | na |
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