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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,128 | 1,182 | 1,105 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
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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 | 3,727 | 4,030 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,196 | 1,289 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 982 | 957 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,369 | 1,499 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,044 | 1,055 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,649 | 1,754 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 9,967 | 10,583 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 48.9 | 48.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 36,201 | 37,809 | 38,732 | 39,723 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 28,510 | 30,781 | 32,461 | 35,388 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 950.5 | 1,060.1 | 1,155.7 | 1,302.5 | na |
| Total income | $m | 986.4 | 1,107.8 | 1,205.4 | 1,354.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33,339 | 34,439 | 35,603 | 36,806 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 34,598 | 35,990 | 37,133 | 38,263 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 80.1 | 80.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.4 | 5.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.1 | 6.9 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 5.8 | 6.0 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 1,221.0 | 1,382.0 | na | na | na |
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