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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 5,156 | 4,397 | 3,423 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.7 | 5.6 | 4.3 |
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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 | 9,856 | 10,166 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 3,527 | 3,601 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 2,911 | 2,676 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 3,045 | 2,977 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 2,554 | 2,398 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 3,614 | 3,597 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 25,507 | 25,416 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 52.1 | 54.1 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 33,381 | 35,292 | 35,889 | 37,188 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 59,913 | 60,286 | 59,286 | 59,878 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,846.9 | 1,934.6 | 1,959.9 | 2,051.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 1,929.4 | 2,038.3 | 2,060.4 | 2,149.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,827 | 32,090 | 33,058 | 34,265 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 32,204 | 33,810 | 34,753 | 35,903 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 74.3 | 75.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 7.7 | 6.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 6.9 | 7.2 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.9 | 2.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 8.7 | 8.8 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.7 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,565.0 | 2,715.0 | na | na | na |
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