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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 5,323 | 4,359 | 4,272 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.6 | 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 | 20,426 | 21,046 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 7,300 | 7,429 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 5,257 | 5,579 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 4,560 | 4,705 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 3,832 | 4,007 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 6,430 | 7,536 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 47,805 | 50,302 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 62.3 | 58.8 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 29,914 | 32,119 | 33,263 | 33,901 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 66,802 | 67,252 | 69,027 | 70,821 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,865.0 | 1,953.7 | 2,086.9 | 2,211.8 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,943.5 | 2,064.2 | 2,198.4 | 2,315.2 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 27,919 | 29,050 | 30,233 | 31,230 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,093 | 30,694 | 31,849 | 32,691 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 66.3 | 64.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 9.1 | 10.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.3 | 7.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.6 | 2.6 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.4 | 14.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,907.0 | 3,198.0 | na | na | na |
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