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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 974 | 1,115 | 1,084 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.5 |
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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 | 3,948 | 4,028 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,957 | 1,955 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,213 | 1,186 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 931 | 954 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 765 | 780 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,277 | 1,233 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 10,091 | 10,136 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 62.7 | 70.2 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 35,968 | 37,004 | 38,305 | 39,694 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 12,446 | 12,278 | 12,318 | 12,420 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 422.0 | 429.5 | 447.5 | 462.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 432.2 | 445.7 | 466.0 | 483.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 33,905 | 34,978 | 36,330 | 37,223 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 34,725 | 36,304 | 37,828 | 38,910 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 74.0 | 72.4 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.1 | 5.7 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 3.9 | 4.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 1.9 | 1.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 14.7 | 15.1 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 586.0 | 618.0 | na | na | na |
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