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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 9,470 | 8,616 | 7,576 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.5 | 9.9 | 8.2 |
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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 | 8,637 | 9,090 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 6,255 | 6,517 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 6,658 | 5,955 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 6,562 | 6,787 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 4,777 | 4,536 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 6,775 | 6,590 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 39,664 | 39,475 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 58.0 | 59.4 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 31,074 | 31,729 | 32,630 | 33,925 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 67,184 | 67,205 | 67,735 | 69,601 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 1,958.8 | 1,992.3 | 2,081.4 | 2,225.3 | na |
| Total income | $m | 2,021.0 | 2,072.3 | 2,166.7 | 2,314.8 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 29,155 | 29,644 | 30,729 | 31,972 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 30,082 | 30,835 | 31,987 | 33,259 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 74.8 | 74.9 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 8.1 | 6.4 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.5 | 2.8 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.9 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 13.2 | 14.4 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 2,680.0 | 2,752.0 | na | na | na |
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