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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | na | 8,263 | 8,380 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | na | 3.5 | 3.5 |
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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 | 38,957 | 39,062 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 7,919 | 7,967 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 6,516 | 6,248 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 6,060 | 6,088 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 5,165 | 5,149 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 10,235 | 10,328 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 74,852 | 74,842 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 47.2 | 51.0 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 39,728 | 42,285 | 42,900 | 44,509 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 188,944 | 188,393 | 184,871 | 186,776 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 7,056.7 | 7,341.4 | 7,353.9 | 7,730.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 7,298.8 | 7,695.4 | 7,724.7 | 8,062.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 37,348 | 38,968 | 39,778 | 41,391 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 38,630 | 40,848 | 41,784 | 43,165 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 77.9 | 77.5 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.8 | 5.0 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.7 | 7.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.3 | 2.4 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 6.8 | 6.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 9,358.0 | 9,975.0 | na | na | na |
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