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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 67,000 | 59,124 | 52,781 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 7.6 | 6.5 | 5.7 |
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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 | 129,455 | 133,589 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 54,398 | 56,034 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 49,155 | 44,841 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 40,148 | 41,108 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 39,986 | 38,568 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 51,863 | 51,653 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 365,005 | 365,777 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 54.7 | 55.6 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 35,065 | 36,723 | 37,716 | 39,378 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 668,894 | 677,262 | 685,950 | 710,631 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 21,683.0 | 22,642.3 | 23,681.2 | 25,456.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 22,468.7 | 23,759.7 | 24,904.8 | 26,795.9 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 32,416 | 33,432 | 34,523 | 35,822 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 33,591 | 35,082 | 36,307 | 37,707 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 74.2 | 74.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 6.8 | 5.8 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 5.9 | 6.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.0 | 2.1 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 10.3 | 10.7 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.7 | 0.6 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 30,078.0 | 31,995.0 | na | na | na |
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